When I think about ... how political outcomes might be manipulated, these days I consider this the most dangerous – far more so than voting machine manipulation, outright corruption, and so on. Why? Because (a) the capability already exists, and (b) it's detectable only through a massive effort, and who would fund that?
I'd be surprised if this isn't already happening. Not necessarily with Google, but with any influential web site. It's definitely already happening on sites where it's obvious there's political bias (consider NPR, the New York Times, HotAir, Fox News, etc.). Where it's dangerous is where you don't think there's bias...
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