It’s terrifyingly easy for reporters to exploit Google’s News algorithms

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By Tristan GreeneFeb 23, 2022, 8:14 pm184 pts
I’ve spent the last eight months turning Google News into my personal playground. I manipulated the algorithm and made it surface my stories whether they were relevant to specific topics or not. This is a big problem. I’m a regular reporter — a writer. I have no programming skills or formal education in…

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