[governance] Halal Search Engine

[Ian Peter]

Doesn't sound much different to me to the Mammon search engine (aka Google)
which includes in its search algorithms higher ratings for those who pay for
certain types of advertising services though the same company.

But as we get beyond names for identifying sites to a greater reliance on
search results there is an issue here as regards truth in search results
reporting. As the search engine becomes our primary means of identifying
news or information on any given subject, to what degree should religious or
political beliefs or monetary considerations of search engine owners play a
part in the results reported?

We are in danger of becoming like mainstream media here, where these
distortions are common. I guess we all hoped for something better....


On 6/09/09 9:33 AM, "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:

> It seems some of us have suddenly discovered that intranets on the Net
> are anathema, for whatever reason. I am probably dumb, cannot quite
> grasp why this has popped up. It seems equivalent to prohibiting all
> closed doors meetings anywhere. What is going on?
> 
> --c.a.
> 
> Milton L Mueller wrote:
>> By the way, Siva, your apparent rejection of a "rights-based" rationale seems
>> incoherent to me.
>> On what basis are you challenging the right of a community to restrict itself
>> if not on the basis of rights - of either individuals or groups?
>> 
>> One of the reasons why I feel that the "rights-based approach" to Internet
>> Governance is not a good idea...
>> 
>> If "rights" are not a good idea, what is?
>> 
>>   
> 
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