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Joe Rogan Uploads Donald Trump Podcast To X After “Issue” With Google

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Joe Rogan was forced to break convention and upload the full three-hour podcast with Donald Trump onto social media platform X this week.

Rogan’s decision came amid controversy surrounding the podcast’s performance among YouTube searches. When “Joe Rogan Trump” is typed in to the video streaming platform, the full podcast does not appear under any search results. This is despite the video accruing over 40 million views in under a week.

Other users reported issues with “Joe Rogan Donald Trump” as a search query on the Google-owned, although the lesser-used “Joe Rogan – Donald Trump” request with a hyphen did yield a successful search.

Google’s Gemini AI also faced similar issues. A request for the podcast prompted an error message stating, “I can’t help with responses on elections and political figures right now,” despite freely sharing information on Kamala Harris’ “Call Her Daddy” podcast.

Rogan said there had been an “issue” with the Trump podcast’s performance on YouTube. He also reposted a video from David Heinemeier Hansson, chief technical officer of software firm 37signals, saying it “would be beyond bonkers if they’re actively trying to suppress” the podcast.

The issue was later “fixed” on YouTube. Of course, in this context “fixed” means reversing their own suppression after getting caught.

However, problems persisted on Google’s AI system.

It’s not the first time that Google, which has heavily donated to the Democrat campaign throughout this election, has been accused of election interference by conservatives on social media. The company was investigated by a GOP Sen. after search results relating to the first assassination attempt on Trump were omitted earlier this year.

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Harris Campaign Caught Editing News Article Descriptions In Google Search Results

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Kamala Harris’ campaign has been using a technique in order to manipulate headlines and descriptions on Google in a bid to appear supported by mainstream media outlets.

First reported by Axios, the practice involves editing headlines within Google search ads so it appears that major publishers are in support of the Vice President and Democratic Party presidential nominee. Outlets such as NPR, the Guardian, Reuters, and CBS News are among those reportedly affected.

In one scenario where The Guardian ran a story about Harris’ views on abortion, supporting text underneath (from the Harris campaign) adds, “VP Harris is a champion for reproductive freedom and will stop Trump’s abortion bans.”

The move has caught many off guard. While permissible under Google’s own policy, the sponsored content replicates news articles in a way that means it’s not immediately evident that the text has been written by the Harris campaign.

The Guardian has stressed the need to ensure its “trusted brand was being used appropriately and with our permission,” while CNN, USA Today and NPR said they were unaware of the practice being used against them.

Google has confirmed that the impacted content is “easily distinguishable from Search results” and no policies have been broken. It also noted that the Trump campaign has refrained from the practice so far.

Many on social media were critical of the campaign tactic.

Others questioned the legitimacy of the Harris campaign.

There were also some concerns over the processes at Google.

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Republican Sen. Launches Investigation Into Google Following Election Interference Allegations

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A Republican Senator has launched an investigation amid concerns over censorship and bias on Google’s search engine.

Sen. Dr. Roger Marshall of Kansas launched the investigation, accusing the technological giant of “constricting the free flow of information.”

“Google, the largest Search Engine Operator in the world, has become a propaganda wing of the Left,” he wrote on the social media platform X. “No more hiding behind your algorithm – your time is up.”

The controversy began at the end of July when social media users noticed that certain search terms related to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump were omitted from the recommended autofill options. In addition, searches such as “Trump rally” would instead direct readers to news about presidential rival Vice President Kamala Harris.

“Google’s failure to provide suggestions related to the assassination attempt against President Trump on July 13, 2024, as part of its search function is yet another example of censorship against conservative voices and violates the intent of Section 230,” Sen. Marshall wrote in a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. “Omitting suggestions to the most obvious and recent victim of an assassination attempt shows a willful discrimination against President Trump and users of your search engine.”

“Google advertises itself as a search engine and aggregator, not a censor,” he continued. “If Google wishes to become to a publishing firm or editor, Congress could then regulate accordingly by removing the sacred Section 230 protections your firm has long used to silence conservative voices.”

Many on social media were supportive of Sen. Marshall’s investigation.

Others were more critical in their stance on Google.

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Google Exposed For Omitting Donald Trump From Search Results

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Search engine giant Google is under heavy fire for omitting a number of search terms relating to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The California-based organization and most-used search engine worldwide hides recommended searches relating to the former president.

Social media users on X first noticed the omissions when searching “assassination attempt on Trump” on Google. Despite the shooting in Butler, PA, being one of the most shocking moments in recent political history, the search engine did not provide an autofill option for users to easily find out more about the day’s events, instead prioritizing the attempt on Harry Truman’s life in 1950.

Upon further investigation, it transpired that it was not just attempts to assassinate Trump which were being hidden. The term “President Donald Trump” did not yield any autofill search results when tested by the Libs of TikTok account.

The ludicrous omissions caught the attention of X CEO Elon Musk. When the business magnate and Trump-supporter attempted to search “President Donald”, he was greeted with alternative suggestions “President Donald Duck” and “President Donald Regan.”

So, what happens when you do search “President Donald Trump”? Yes, you guessed it: you receive (positive) news about Vice President Kamala Harris!

Among Congressional circles, Sen. Ted Cruz noted the omissions, describing Google’s acts as “insane.”

“They are gas-lighting the American people & trying to erase the attempted assassination of Trump,” he wrote on X.

It’s not the first time Google has come under fire this year following the news of a “scenic route” option being banned on its Maps service out of concerns it would lead to more people visiting majority-white towns.

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The Woke Reason Why There’s No “Scenic Route” Option On Google Maps

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It’s official: Google Maps is now woke.

Quite how that’s possible at first glance may be a mystery. After all, the app is generally used to get you from A to B, rather than through D, E and I.

For those of us who like to travel with a little bit of time on our hands, we may want to reach our destination via a scenic route.

However, the highly requested and much-wanted feature is unlikely to be available anytime soon thanks to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Social media user @kaseyklimes, who formerly worked on Google Maps, revealed the reasoning behind the lack of a “scenic route” option on the app in a thread on X over the weekend, revealing that DEI gibberish is responsible.

“Inadvertently diverting foot traffic from low-income streets to high-income streets takes revenue and potentially tax dollars from already struggling communities and funnels it instead to richer communities,” he wrote on the platform. In other words, he’s upset that people may spend money in nicer areas if a “scenic route” option was available on the app.

Despite his desire for a scenic route option, Klimes added that the global reach of Google Maps would add a “bias” across the system compared to the current model where each street has “an equal chance” at being used to direct foot traffic.

In response to the revelations, fellow social media users were quick to vent their frustrations, with some moving towards other navigational systems such as Apple Maps instead.

Others also raised concerns over the impact on people who are directed through areas with high crime rates.

What’s your view on Google Maps? Let us know in the comments below.


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