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Irish Google Exec Reveal Plan to Prevent A Trump situation in 2020

  • 25-06-2019 12:34pm
    #1
    splashuum
    Registered Users Posts: 519 ✭✭✭


    Project Veritas blows whistle on Google via hidden camera interview.

    Whether you like Trump or not, its frightening to see how much power these big tech companies have, and to see them bragging about it is beyond sickening.
    Youtube again, are now taking down all videos of this.

    Some quotes of googles head of ethical machine learning include:

    Google “is bent on never letting somebody like Donald Trump come to power again.”

    Google Exec Says Don’t Break Us Up: “smaller companies don’t have the resources” to “prevent next Trump situation”

    https://www.projectveritas.com/2019/06/24/insider-blows-whistle-exec-reveals-google-plan-to-prevent-trump-situation-in-2020-on-hidden-cam/


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  • #2
    El_Bee
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭El_Bee


    good, Drumpf should have never been elected in the first place, the russians hacked into the electrical college and changed the results, hopefully google can prevent that this time.


  • #3
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Good on them!


  • #4
    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Eh, it's a pretty damning video. But I'm really put off by just how much editing happens in it.

    There's massive cuts, jumps to other people and a lot of out of place


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,044 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    That site looks like a load of biased bollocks to me.

    Can't watch the video here but comments could easily be taken out of context.


  • #6
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    How creepy


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  • #7
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    Don't Project Veritas have a long and extremely shady history of creating heavily edited and very misleading videos?

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/project-veritas-how-fake-news-prize-went-to-rightwing-group-beloved-by-trump

    I'd wait until there's evidence from a source that isn't entirely discredited.


  • #8
    Sunny Disposition
    Registered Users Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Sunny Disposition


    Wow! Google execs saying they can decide the course of an election, things are gone pretty far. They've got to be broken up. Never heard of Project Veritas, but fair play. I always mean to use DuckDuckGo instead of Google, rarely do, must make more of an effort.


  • #9
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users Posts: 5,748 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    El_Bee wrote: »
    good, Drumpf should have never been elected in the first place, the russians hacked into the electrical college and changed the results, hopefully google can prevent that this time.

    Google can just ask themselves and instantly know how to. Amazing.

    Hack the electrical colláge now, Stalin!


  • #10
    gibgodsman
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭gibgodsman


    Love it when people with absolutely 0 idea about Politics mouth off about Trump. As much as I hate the man, he has without a doubt been the best President in terms of "Making America Great Again" in decades. Facts don't lie.


  • #11
    Il Fascista
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Il Fascista


    If this was happening to the Democrats you'd very quickly see the private company argument disappear


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  • #12
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 37,129 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    B0jangles wrote: »
    Don't Project Veritas have a long and extremely shady history of creating heavily edited and very misleading videos?

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/project-veritas-how-fake-news-prize-went-to-rightwing-group-beloved-by-trump

    I'd wait until there's evidence from a source that isn't entirely discredited.

    Seems to be a recurring theme in the modern Rightwing victimhood industry.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



  • #13
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,223 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    B0jangles wrote: »
    Don't Project Veritas have a long and extremely shady history of creating heavily edited and very misleading videos?

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/project-veritas-how-fake-news-prize-went-to-rightwing-group-beloved-by-trump

    I'd wait until there's evidence from a source that isn't entirely discredited.
    Here's their last video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YzSHIYxdRs


  • #14
    splashuum
    Registered Users Posts: 519 ✭✭✭splashuum


    How are people labelling this as fake news when its crystal clear from her quotes what her and googles objectives here are?
    The brainwashing here is real. The guardian article is laughable.


  • #15
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    the mask has slipped. Remove the Trump element from this and think about what theyre doing here. Scary stuff. Skynet needs to be dismantled.


  • #16
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    Google is a tad creepy.


  • #17
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    gibgodsman wrote: »
    Love it when people with absolutely 0 idea about Politics mouth off about Trump. As much as I hate the man, he has without a doubt been the best President in terms of "Making America Great Again" in decades. Facts don't lie.

    Fortunately lots of people who do know something about politics also “mouth off” about him. Phew.


  • #18
    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,890 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Sonics2k wrote: »
    Eh, it's a pretty damning video. But I'm really put off by just how much editing happens in it.

    There's massive cuts, jumps to other people and a lot of out of place

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8uM0zOBuSw


  • #19
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,204 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Deebles McBeebles wrote: »
    Google can just ask themselves and instantly know how to. Amazing.

    Hack the electrical colláge now, Stalin!

    Nah, Stalin would simply "hack" the voters.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #20
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 37,129 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    splashuum wrote: »
    How are people labelling this as fake news when its crystal clear from her quotes what her and googles objectives here are?
    The brainwashing here is real. The guardian article is laughable.

    You just did exactly the same thing you're moaning about people here doing.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



  • #21
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    splashuum wrote: »
    How are people labelling this as fake news when its crystal clear from her quotes what her and googles objectives here are?
    The brainwashing here is real. The guardian article is laughable.

    Have you ever heard of cognitive bias? You have it.


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  • #22
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    I’d like to see the full unedited video, but it’s very Orwellian if even half true.


  • #23
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 37,129 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    I’d like to see the full unedited video, but it’s very Orwellian if even half true.

    Against my better judgement, I'd a quick look. It's some lad with an obscure face. Could be the company janitor for all we know.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



  • #24
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,730 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Who uses google suggestions for something other than comedy purposes?


  • #25
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,119 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    also, if anyone hasn't seen it I'd recommend watching Carol Cadwalladrs TED talk. I've read pretty much everything she's written about the cambridge analytica scandal and this video is a very brief introduction to it.



    It's scary how much fake campaign news was targeted and shared on facebook and google during the US elections and Brexit referendum. We need companies like facebook and google to stop it happening again.

    I remember when facebook were being questioned by congress in the US, they were asked what made them think particular ads that targeted Trump supporters originated in Russia. Because when they looked into it afterwards they discovered they had been paid for in Roubles.


  • #26
    InTheShadows
    Closed Accounts Posts: 727 ✭✭✭InTheShadows


    gibgodsman wrote: »
    Love it when people with absolutely 0 idea about Politics mouth off about Trump. As much as I hate the man, he has without a doubt been the best President in terms of "Making America Great Again" in decades. Facts don't lie.

    Very true and it's killing a lot of the liberals. Google/Facebook/YouTube etc... are going to pull out all the stops to stop President Trump getting re-elected next year but as long as the American economy continues to thrive it won't matter a jot once the voters enter the polling booths.

    Can't stand Trump think he's comes across like a f u cking idiot but compared to Obama he's doing an outstanding job.


  • #27
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    That Irish Google VP sounds like a right evil sociopathic ****.
    Dangerous dangerous people.


  • #28
    rossie1977
    Registered Users Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Few articles on James O'Keefe, guy is a complete fraud

    https://www.businessinsider.com/james-okeefe-project-veritas-sting-fails-2017-11?r=US&IR=T
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/project-veritas-how-fake-news-prize-went-to-rightwing-group-beloved-by-trump
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/08/james-o-keefe-settlement-acorn


  • #29
    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,237 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    rossie1977 wrote: »
    Few articles on James O'Keefe, guy is a complete fraud

    https://www.businessinsider.com/james-okeefe-project-veritas-sting-fails-2017-11?r=US&IR=T
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/project-veritas-how-fake-news-prize-went-to-rightwing-group-beloved-by-trump
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/08/james-o-keefe-settlement-acorn

    Aha, I knew I recognised him. Loves a bit of fake news and editing.


  • #30
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    Grayson wrote: »
    also, if anyone hasn't seen it I'd recommend watching Carol Cadwalladrs TED talk. I've read pretty much everything she's written about the cambridge analytica scandal and this video is a very brief introduction to it.



    It's scary how much fake campaign news was targeted and shared on facebook and google during the US elections and Brexit referendum. We need companies like facebook and google to stop it happening again.

    I remember when facebook were being questioned by congress in the US, they were asked what made them think particular ads that targeted Trump supporters originated in Russia. Because when they looked into it afterwards they discovered they had been paid for in Roubles.

    Yes, we need to stop people having incorrect opinions.
    Only political parties/politicians approved by Mega Tech should be allowed any power.


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  • #31
    notobtuse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,424 ✭✭✭notobtuse


    Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter most certainly do suppress search results and attack conservatives directly. Time for conservatives to fight back. A good start would be against Facebook and other like entities. Since it’s a private company you can’t force them not to be dangerous biased jerks or to honor free speech. But one thing you can do is create legislation targeting them in the pocket books when they deplatform conservatives, locking them out of their accounts, but still allow their posting or videos to remain available in order to rake in revenues. Legislation can be made to force them to share in the revenues they generate even when they lock you out of your account.


    One of the greatest conservative Twitter posters is James Woods. Many of his twitter comments are genius. Twitter finally had enough of his postings and growing influence and did him in. But his posting history is still out there to read and enjoy. I’d like to see some laws made that he be compensated for the revenues he still generates.

    You can ignorantly accuse me of "whataboutism," but what it really is involves identifying similar scenarios in order to see if it holds up when the shoe is on the other foot!



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