[governance] Halal Search Engine

[Fouad Bajwa]

Ian, totally agree with you. The characteristics that you have
highlighted have been in interplay as the Internet becomes a more
powerful space to be controlled and controlled with!

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Ian Peter<ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
> 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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