It’s no secret that Big Tech – gigantic social media companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter – isn’t exactly friendly towards President Trump. And while the media has everyone looking for signs of “Russian interference” everywhere, the truth is that Big Tech right here at home poses a bigger threat to democracy than the Kremlin ever could.
Dr. Robert Epstein is a research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavior Research and Technology. He got his doctorate at Harvard and has been Editor-in-Chief of Psychology Today, as well as having been the founder of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies in Concord. He’s also an expert on artificial intelligence. And he’s warning the American public that Big Tech could influence the upcoming election – to the tune of 15 million votes – without anybody even knowing that it’s happening.
Epstein is not a MAGA activist. He was actually a Hillary Clinton supporter in 2016. But this is what makes his warnings all the more frightening. “I value my country and democracy more than I value any party or candidate,” he told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution last year, when he testified regarding his findings. He genuinely believes that Big Tech poses a danger to democracy in America.
For years, Dr. Epstein has taken a particular interest in Google and has conducted research into how it has impacted the political process. According to a report at Valley News, he made three crucial discoveries.
The first is that undecided voters who used Google to research candidates during the run-up to the 2016 election were subjected to Google’s search algorithms, which probably gave 2.6 million votes to Hillary Clinton that she wouldn’t have had otherwise. Dr. Epstein’s research showed that Google search results were heavily biased in favor of Clinton. (The fact that Clinton lost in spite of this shows how unpopular she really was – although perhaps President Trump would have won the popular vote were not for Google’s meddling.)
Second, on the day of the midterm elections in 2018, Google placed a “Go Vote” reminder on its home page. This reminder shifted what Dr. Epstein estimates to be 800,000 votes to another party by getting people who would not have otherwise voted to go out and do so. This isn’t mere speculation; Google actually published the results of its impact on the 2010 midterm elections for all to see.
And third, in the week prior to the 2018 elections, Google’s search algorithms may have flipped at least 78.2 million votes across the country. Dr. Epstein concluded this based on approximately 47,000 election-related search results carried out by “a diverse group of American voters” during this period that he recorded and preserved.
But Dr. Epstein believes that in this year’s election, Big Tech is not going to pull any punches when it comes to trying to prevent President Trump from getting another term. “In 2020 you can bet that all of these companies are going to go all-out,” he said. “And the messages that they are using are invincible; they are subliminal. They are more powerful than most any effects I have ever seen in the behavioral sciences, and I have been in the behavior sciences for almost 40 years.”
Big Tech has been able to operate with hardly any oversight for quite some time now. Isn’t it time that the authorities stepped in and started to figure out exactly what they’re up to? After all, who should determine the next President – the American people, or Mark Zuckerberg?
Now the fact is any President who has won the Office but not the Popular vote has been thought of the same way, now when the American Public does not get whatt hey vote for they seem to get upset and turn against the President as the person who they ddi not vote in office. Now if you do some cghecking you will find thatt eh other Presidents who did not win the Popular vote were treated the same way, Bush was saved because of the horrors of 9/11.
Now why do you think that the Media Social sites and Google ar saying the things they say, it is because it is exactly what the majority of the population want to hear, they do it for the money coming from advertising, because if they did not support the majority then their revenues drop, that is exactly why FOX news is beginning to not support Trump totally, because of loss of revenue.
My problem with the popular vote is I don’t think it is air for California and New York to elect the President or VP and with their combined population that’s probably what would happen. Like Hillary got popular vote due to those two states alone. Just saying..would nullify my litle vote in Texas
The 2018 election went to the Dems on heavy ballot harvesting in Ca, Va. Fla, & this digital campaign.
The mighty tech giants may influence “millions” votes for one party, some Independents but a plurality of informed alert citizens may not be so swayed by biased internet overload, bought media hyper-exposure & Dem erstwhile schemed no voter ID fraud that surely must be being counter planned by the GOP by now to intelligently recapture the WH & both houses of Congress.
Never in my 77 years of life have I seen anyone so busy as our great President Trump! He has accomplished thousands of very important issues with great success, be it large or small! No matter what is happening, he cares! The teams he has gathered together, people of great wisdom in practically every subject of life, have saved our nation. He is our GIFT FROM GOD. “Praise God from whom all BLESSINGS flow….” President Trump has been working 24/7/365 for almost 4 years & we all know that! His leadership is still amazing. I don’t like to even mention the names of those evil dems. However, earlier today I also posted my thoughts: It’s another beautiful day even though the cataclysmic actions of Pelosi & other liberals have already hurt thousands of people. GOD is with us now & always will be. May GOD’S WILL BE DONE. “IN GOD WE TRUST” People are struggling. We all are created by GOD who has a purpose for each & everyone of us. PRAISE GOD!
Fuck tech and the damned Demoshits … may they All ROT IN HELL !
Tech billionaires are billionaires because they had the right idea at they right time. It’s not that they are that intelligent. If they were, they wouldn’t be democrats and support disgusting murderers like Hillary Clinton. I respect the Gates peers as much as I respect Hollywood. They think their political opinions carry weight. Well, they don’t. Arrogant, overtly opinionated and morally bankrupt.
You’ve got to remember the Golden Rule: Whoever’s Got The Gold, Makes The Rules. It’s all about money- that’s the #1 reason the Lie-beral DEMONocrats hate President Trump so much…he interrupted their corruption! When the DEMONocrats get back in power again, they will be back WITH A VENGEANCE! They don’t try to hide anything now. President Trump will probably be the last Republican President. Kiss our country goodbye when Trump is gone.
Piglosi does not want anyone in middle America to vote. She says we are stupid etc. Her God obummer hated the entire country. He divided our once great country. He is starting his shi again. The stupid thing is warmer weather slows this virus spread. Pig losi wants more money to go to emissions control kennedy ctr USPS etc. Instead of much needed money to the people. She also wants more money to illegals then citizens. Now she will take everyone’s pensions 401 I etc away from citizens to pay for the 2 trillion. Do not be fooled the evil dems will never stop taking. Pay back NEVER
You people really don’t get it.!! This earth is owned by the billionaire bankers club. It doesn’t matter who is president. Your vote doesn’t mean shit. A lot of people know this and don’t even bother to vote. You have only two people to vote for, both crooks looking only out for themselves. Many years ago the billionaires had slaves all over the world. Now they still do, but now it’s called slave wages. Just enough to get them by. Keep them in there place. But worry not because humans will be extinct within 90 years. These are the reasons: Overpopulation of the earth, Greed, Corruption, Pollution and Plastics. Disease like this corona virus will just slow it down maybe a year or two. Your fake god will say good riddance to humans. It was a bad idea. The earth will get rid of the people like a dog getting rid of a bad case of flees and will recover in a million or so years.
Big tech companies are the powerful elements behind social media, which spread information all over the world. If the us government were to step in, then the first thing to do is to limit as much as possible the big tech companies from being too politically motivated, biased, or involved. Big tech companies also should be strongly limited in donating to any political parties or organizations.