Dr. Epstein is a psychologist, professor, author, and journalist who earned his Ph.D. in psychology at Harvard University in 1981. He testified at the U.S. Congress about his research last year.
“The message I’m trying to get out there has nothing to do with my political views,” Dr. Epstein told me today. “We need to set our politics aside and try to understand what’s happening with the tech companies and especially the way they’re affecting democracy.”
He’s done a number of studies that definitively show that Google is manipulating search engine results.
“These companies are using this power strategically and deliberately and on a very large scale,” he responded. “I don’t care who these companies are favoring right now. The fact is, they shouldn’t have this kind of power… whoever they’re favoring today might not be who they’re favoring tomorrow.”
He also said Google and other companies like it are unaccountable to anyone and that that’s a serious threat for democracy....<<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
