Interesting Google Conspiracy

estebanrey · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:33

I'm not usually one for conspiracies but a friend of mine just shared this on Facebook and I do find it intriguing.

In a nutshell it implies Google may have removed negative autofill from their search engines after their "tax deal". I've tested it and the image is true, there are no autofill lines for either "Tories are" or "Conservatives are"....

Thoughts...?

Jono8 · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:37

I must admit that is quite interesting. Presumably there is a better explanation than "conspiracy!" though.

stewski · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:41

Such as?

Antar Bolaeisk · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:41

Seems to be working:

Although Fianna Fail and Fine Gael get nothing...

randal · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:42

Just once I'd love it to be a conspiracy.

Aliens, assassinations, false flags, kidnappings, murders, disappearances, shady dealings etc.

Just one, but a big juicy world changer.

Rroff · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:42

Works if you put in conservatives party are... or miss the s a little weird.

muon · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:42

lol, I actually had to try it to believe it wasn't made up.

dowie · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:48

scorza pointed this out on another thread

they've also had to edit their search results for 'Muslims are...'

it now say 'not terrorists' and gives you nothing else in the list

the 'French military victories' google bomb appears to not work any more too

Kenai · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:56

I'm sure they remove plenty of these suggestions on request, maybe it's just none of the other parties bothered to ask.

Jono8 · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:00

Kenai said:
I'm sure they remove plenty of these suggestions on request, maybe it's just none of the other parties bothered to ask.

This is probably the most likely explanation.

mmj_uk · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:02

The Tory party have had mainstream media outlets in their back pocket since before getting elected so this wouldn't surprise me at all.

Kenai · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:09

I get no suggestions for 'ocuk are' yet competitors come up with suggestions.

OcUK are clearly giving Google anti competitive back handers.

Or maybe it's nonsense.

Liquiduk · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:14

Less conspiracy more gov have the power to do as they please and as they please they do.

russell664 · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:15

Jono8 said:
This is probably the most likely explanation.

It is a good possibility

estebanrey · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:29

Kenai said:
I get no suggestions for 'ocuk are' yet competitors come up with suggestions.

OcUK are clearly giving Google anti competitive back handers.

Or maybe it's nonsense.

Not quite the same is it. As much as I love ocuk they're hardly a household name are they?

Caged · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:29

Maybe it's because all the suggestions are horrifically offensive so it self-filters it?

Kenai · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:36

estebanrey said:
Not quite the same is it. As much as I love ocuk they're hardly a household name are they?

Well it is the same, why would they have no suggestions but their competion do? None of them are exactly household names.

Purdy · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:42

Kenai said:
I get no suggestions for 'ocuk are' yet competitors come up with suggestions.

OcUK are clearly giving Google anti competitive back handers.

Or maybe it's nonsense.

Try typing in spie ocuk

Hades · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:43

OK I agree it's suspicious :confused:

Dj_Jestar · 2 Feb 2016 at 20:49

Huh. And Google were told they only had to pay 3% of their tax bill for the last decade last week.

Speculate away, chaps.