Mouthpiece Soros Calls On Google To Police "Conspiracy Theories" Stanford scholar wants search engines to flag global warming, vaccine skepticism as thought crimes Stanford scholar wants search engines to flag global warming, as skepticism vaccine Thought Crimes
Paul Joseph Watson Paul Joseph Watson
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Former fellow of George Soros' Open Society and current Stanford University scholar Evgeny Morozov has called on Google and other search engines to become thought crime enforcers, by providing warnings about websites that contain “conspiracy theories” such as the belief, held by a majority of Americans, that global warming is not primarily man-made. Former fellow of George Soros' Open Society and current Stanford University scholar Evgeny Morozov have been silent on Google and other search engines to Become Thought crime enforcers, by Providing warnings About That websites contain "Conspiracy Theories" such as the Belief, Held by a Majority of Americans, That is not Primarily global warming man-made.
Morozov, Whose biography Confirms him as a well-connected insider, in a Slate piece decries how the Internet is a Useful Tool for "People Who deny global warming" as well as "The Anti-Vaccination Movement," calling on Google to Provide a "socially responsible curated treatment" Beliefs That Would marginalize by Amending Such search results.
His solution is to, “Nudge search engines to take more responsibility for their index and exercise a heavier curatorial control in presenting search results for issues like “global warming” or “vaccination.” Google already has a list of search queries that send most traffic to sites that trade in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories; why not treat them differently than normal queries? His solution is to, "Nudge search engines to take more Responsibility for Their index and Exercise to heavier curatorial control in Presenting search results for issues like" global warming "or" Vaccination. "Already have a Google search queries list of MOST send traffic That That trade to sites in pseudoscience and conspiracy Theories, why not treat Differently Than Them normal queries? Thus, whenever users are presented with search results that are likely to send them to sites run by pseudoscientists or conspiracy theorists, Google may simply display a huge red banner asking users to exercise caution and check a previously generated list of authoritative resources before making up their minds.” THUS, Wherever users are Presented with search results are likely to send That Them to sites run by conspiracy theorists or pseudoscientists, Google May Simply display a huge banner network Asking users to Exercise caution and check the list of Previously generated authoritative resources making up Before Their minds. "
Morozov describes the potential that such a move will be judged as Google “shilling for Big Pharma or for Al Gore” as “a risk worth taking”. Morozov describe the Potential That Will Be Such a move Google Judged as "shilling for Big Pharma or for Al Gore" as "A Risk worth taking".
This represents a similar argument to Cass Sunstein's “cognitive infiltration,” an effort by Obama's information czar to slap government warnings on controversial websites (including those claiming that exposure to sunlight is healthy). This Represents a similar argument to Cass Sunstein's "cognitive infiltration," an effort by Obama's information czar to slap warnings on controversial Government websites (including Those Claiming That Exposure to sunlight is healthy). In a widely derided white paper , Sunstein called for political blogs to be forced to include pop ups that show “a quick argument for a competing view”. In a widely derided white paper , Sunstein call for Political blogs to be Forced to include pop ups That show "a quick argument for a Competing view". He also demanded that taxes be levied on dissenting opinions and even suggested that outright bans on certain thoughts should be enforced. Also I sue That taxes be levier on dissenting opinions are and outright bans Even Suggested That Should Be on Certain Thoughts enforced.
Giving companies like Google, which has grown to virtually become the gatekeeper of the entire Internet itself and is already engaging in SOPA-like acts of censorship , the power to denote which political and scientific positions are acceptable and which are fringe “conspiracy theories” is an insult to free thinking and smacks of Chinese-style thought control. Giving companies like Google, Which you have grown to Become Virtually the gatekeeper of the Entire Internet and is Itself Already Engaging in Acts of SOUP-like censorship , the power to denote Which Political and scientific positions are acceptable and Which are fringe "Conspiracy Theories" is an insult to free thinking and smacks of Chinese Thought-style control.
Morozov's argument is also completely undermined by the fact that the two so-called fringe “conspiracy theories” he forwards as being in need of Google's thought crime control, skepticism about global warming and the dangers of vaccines, are views held by millions of Americans and are not “fringe” at all. Morozov's argument is Also Completely Undermined by the Fact That the two so-Called fringe "Conspiracy Theories" I forwards as Being in Need of Google's Thought crime control, skepticism About global warming and the Dangers of vaccines, are views Held by millions of Americans and are not "fringe" at all.
According to the most recent polls , less than half of Americans now believe that global warming is caused by human activity, a number that has been slipping for the past several years. According To The Most recent polls , Less Than Half of Americans now believe global warming is That Caused by human activity, a number That Has Been slipping for the past Several years.
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In addition, polls show that a quarter of Americans, some 75 million of them, believe that vaccines are unsafe and can cause autism. In Addition, polls show That a quarter of Americans, 75 million of Them Some, believe vaccines are unsafe and That Can cause autism. To characterize this as a minority conspiracy belief is like labeling Catholicism as a doctrine of a tiny fringe. To characterize this as a conspiracy minority Labeling Catholicism Belief is like as a doctrine of a tiny fringe.
At best, views about global warming and the safety of vaccines can be described as being split, but to claim that skepticism over man-made climate change and the dangers of inoculations are “kooky” fringe conspiracy beliefs, as Morozov does in his article, is brazenly inaccurate and exposes the agenda-driven bias of his rhetoric. At best, global warming and views About the safety of vaccines Can Be Described as Being split, But to claim That skepticism over man-made climate change and the Dangers of inoculations are "kooky" fringe conspiracy Beliefs, as does Morozov In His article, is brazenly expose the inaccurate and agenda-driven bias of historical Rhetoric.
This is further illustrated by the reader comments, which almost universally deride Morozov and attack his argument as being a thinly veiled demand for Internet censorship. This is illustrated by the reader Further comments, Morozov deride Which Almost Universally historical argument and attack thinly veiled as Being a demand for Internet censorship.
“The day Google starts doing things like this is the day I find a new search engine,” writes one. "The day Google starts doing Things like this is the day I find a new search engine," writes one.
“So, you are a supporter of internet censorship? "So, you are a supporter of internet censorship? Only of information that you disagree with, of course. Only of information That You disagree with, of course. So I assume Slate and NAF did not support the recent action regarding SOPA?” adds another. So I assume Slate and NAF did not support the recent action regarding SOUP? "Another adds.
Morozov's rhetoric is merely one aspect of the wider move to turn the Internet into an echo chamber of establishment propaganda, drowning out alternative voices to the benefit of large pharmaceutical companies who make billions from selling risky vaccines and scientific bodies whose very survival depends upon the global warming myth being upheld. Morozov's Rhetoric is Merely one aspect of the WIDER move to turn the Internet Into an echo chamber of establishment propaganda, drowning out alternative voices to the Benefit of large pharmaceutical companies Who make billions from selling risky vaccines and scientific onesies Whose very survival depends upon the global Being upheld warming myth.
It represents another effort to win an information war the establishment is currently losing, as Hillary Clinton herself admitted , by not just creating a new Orwellian Internet Ministry of Truth, as Bill Clinton demanded , but by ascribing this role to the very gatekeeper of the Internet itself – Google. It Represents Another effort to win an information war Currently the establishment is losing, as Hillary Clinton herself Admitted , by not just Internet Creating a new Orwellian Ministry of Truth, as Bill Clinton demanded , But by ascribing this role to the very gatekeeper of the Internet Itself - Google.
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