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Thursday, May 05, 2005

More Bias at Google

Conservative bloggers Power Line (here) and Michelle Malkin (here and here) have previously posted their questions about Google's objectivity in choosing what qualifies as news. For example, neither conservative blogger is newsworthy enough to be listed even if the algorithmic word search identified them as the "best" referrals.

The latest Google news adds fuel to speculation that Google is biased towards liberal viewpoints after the search firm refused ads by conservative group RightMarch.com.

But just as RightMarch.com attempted to launch a new wave of ad buys with Google.com, much to their amazement, Google refused the paid ad. Greene took an existing anti-DeLay ad and changed the name "Tom DeLay" to "Nancy Pelosi" (a left-leaning Democrat) yet Google refused the anti-Pelosi ad and continues to run the anti-DeLay ads.

You can view the
anti-Delay and proposed anti-Pelosi ads yourself (clarity is not great, unfortunately).