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Ask HN: Can Google search precision be lowered willfully?

2 pointsby acoyeover 5 years ago
I do a lot of technical searches on google and what one was a sharp scalpel feels now like a rusty tool. Results are more &quot;trends&quot; or what a laymen might be searching, it is strange to me. I Also noticed this on twitter: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;thegrugq&#x2F;status&#x2F;1168748166948081664<p>So. Technically. Would it be possible for the DOD to ask Google to reduce relevance on some subjects like infosec, or just for selected countries, like they do for the GPS?<p>I&#x27;m not insinuating that they do it, just that my recent searches made me ask myself this question.<p>Deep down I know that Google been weaponized would make a great Tom Clancy novel :D

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