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Vorhees's avatar

Nobody but google really does - but they do state -

<quote>For example, one of several factors we use to help determine this is understanding if other prominent websites link or refer to the content. This has often proven to be a good sign that the information is well trusted. </quote>

So to jump down another rabbit hole, I would say that Twitter is a) a prominent website and b) while not linking directly, it's definitely "referring to the content."

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I personally haven’t had problems with Google funneling right wing propaganda at me, and I do a whole lot of searching for things that should result in that, if their algorithm was vulnerable in a significant way. I think it’s mostly the social media algorithms that are the problem. I know some browsers do favor right wing stuff though. I frequently have to explain to my hubby that Yahoo News is not a great source.

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