According to a recent study, Google and YouTube rank high on Chinese propaganda channels for searches related to political issues, including denial of the genocide against Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region.
New York Post He reported that Google and YouTube rank high in China’s propaganda channels in search engines. Some of the content that has been highly praised by the Silicon Valley tech giant includes the mistreatment of Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province and debunking the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus originated in a US military laboratory.
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A report by the Brookings Institution and the Alliance for Safe Democracy notes that Microsoft’s Bing search engine also ranks Chinese sources on controversial topics. “China used search engine results on Xinjiang and COVID-19, two issues of geopolitical importance in Beijing,” the researchers said.
Google and Bing search for “Xinjiang,” a region in China where an estimated one million Uyghur Muslims are incarcerated in concentration camps, and a Chinese state-sponsored source ranks 88 percent of searches. According to research, 90 percent of Xinjiang YouTube searches show Chinese government-sponsored videos in the top 10 results.
This was announced by a Google representative. Mail“Google is actively working to combat coordinated influence and censorship operations, and to protect access to information and freedom of speech online. Independent research shows that Google Search continues to deliver high-quality results, especially when compared to other search engines.”
Chinese state media also supported theories that the coronavirus pandemic originated at a US military laboratory in Maryland called Fort Detrick. YouTube searches for “Fort Detrick” show an average of five Chinese state-sponsored videos in the top ten results.
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Source: Breitbart
