Around the Net

Can Search Engines Influence Presidential Outcomes?

Researchers will publish a series of studies exploring how search engine query results manipulate the decisions of those using the technology, according to The Washington Post. The forthcoming study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, highlights the influence that tech giants such as Google have when it comes to coloring the thinking of humans whose only resource is online. The researchers are most concerned about the research people do to find out more information about presidential candidates.

Read the whole story at The Washington Post »

Next story loading loading..