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why is google censoring forum censorship ?

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When you use to search for forum censorship on google you use to get all kinds of hits now you get none but if you try in different search engines you still get some, another things I tried is to search for is forum communities nothing is there any place to go that list forum communities ?
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Methen wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:34 pm When you use to search for forum censorship on google you use to get all kinds of hits now you get none
About 118,000,000 results (0.43 seconds)

What are you expecting to see results about?

'forum AND censorship'
About 25,700,000 results (0.38 seconds)
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KevC wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:42 pm About 118,000,000 results (0.43 seconds)
Beat you
About 1,920,000,000 results (0.54 seconds)
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Weird when I search forum censorship or forum and censorship I get nothing that says forum censorship , Iam using a old browser but that should not matter.
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Ok this is what I did , went to google searched forum and censorship and these are the results I got.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sou ... euBqiN6thA
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Methen wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:06 pm Ok this is what I did , went to google searched forum and censorship and these are the results I got.
I see no censorship there. That being said, it's very unlikely what shows up for me is what is showing up for you, even though I clicked a link you gave me, as google filters out search results based on search history and your known interests, and it creates a situation where you're stuck in a Filter Bubble.

While Filter Bubbles aren't good, it's done for advertising and with the goal keeping you engaged. It's usually not for any agenda other than that.
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How do I get rid of filer bubbles ?
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Methen wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:04 pm How do I get rid of filer bubbles ?
You cannot. You can mitigate it partially by deleting browser history and cache, but if you have stuff in there that you need, like saved passwords (which you should write down anyway), then don't bother. Filter Bubbles come curtesy of big tech, and that won't change anytime soon.
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I'm probably in such a bubble myself, and so are most internet users.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble
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and remember, google is a company and can filter/censor in any way it wants to.
their goal is profit, they don't care about your views on censorship or anything else.
their goal is to sell advertising not make the internet what you or I want it to be.

If you don't like what google does, or any other company, you don't have to use their products.

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Lumpy Burgertushie wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:41 pmyou don't have to use their products.
I would normally agree with this, as this is my position when it comes to most sites and internet boards (forums), but the problem is that many of these companies are so big, just not using them is a difficult task.
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Methen wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:06 pm Ok this is what I did , went to google searched forum and censorship and these are the results I got.
You got a load of articles about censorship.
Like I said before
KevC wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:42 pm What are you expecting to see results about?
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Random American wrote: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:08 pm You cannot.
In the lower right should be settings link, you can disable personalized and local results there.

Commonly used by site owners who want raw results when checking their sites or the competitors site. ;)
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Thanks, personalized results are something I’m keeping turned off.

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