When I look things up and results show they always assume that the world is based on the US!
when you type like what’s the best etc.. it would always show case American things.
Is this a type of propaganda?
When I look things up and results show they always assume that the world is based on the US!
when you type like what’s the best etc.. it would always show case American things.
Is this a type of propaganda?
USA is the biggest English speaking country, so if you are trying to search for an English term without any further specification, its most likely to land on more USA based websites.
Also your IP adress does give away your location, if you are accessing the site from a USA based IP adress you also will have more US based hits.
Try a german or french or Spanish search term and you won't get USA biased results.
Interesting point of view
If Google knows your location, it will alter its findings.
Also, you can choose other languages which would then affect the findings.
There are all sorts of ways to tailor searches to get exactly what you want. You just have to be smart about it and know relevant rules and tricks.
I know there is the corporate factor too, companies can pay to have their website/ad's bumped to the top of the list.
I can search for a dental office in my area and a big medical supply business is at the top of the list.
Which has nothing to do with finding a Dentist.
There is different versions though for different countries, use a VPN and try search as if you are somewhere else and you get different results.
Makes sense
I find I sometimes have to add 'uk' to the search if I want to avoid American answers. Recipes are a good example because we don't do cups here.
Yeah, Also when I search the weather it shows in Fahrenheit instead of celsius which is exhausting.
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Perhaps as Google is technically an American company with a monopoly on search engines, I grant you.
And ironically it’s probably based in your country for tax laws. That would be funny.
lol, no. Google is filled with Propaganda, but that's not a good example of it.
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