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Digital Platforms: Responsibilities Then and Now (Fall 2019)
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“Google Search for ‘Jew’” by David Mikkelson, Snopes (2007).

John Bowers

In 2004, a Google search for ‘jew’ would return the anti-semitic website jewwatch.com. Google refused to alter its results, stating that “We find this result offensive, but the objectivity of our ranking function prevents us from making any changes.” What does this tell us about the priorities of platforms in this era? What were users’ expectations of Google? 
 

“Google Search for ‘Jew’” by David Mikkelson, Snopes (2007).

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