A vital step for the technology sector is to signpost legitimate search options far more clearly and to delete links to sites that promote illegally sourced content.
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Search, which is extremely important, represents about 5% of the page views on the Internet and 40% of the revenue. So, highly monetized.
There's the idea that people should be able to control how the information that they're giving to websites is used and monetized in a more clear and powerful way. That's something that probably will need government action.
It's much easier to force intermediary communications and Internet companies such as Google to police themselves and their users than the alternatives: sending cops after everybody who attempts a risque or politically sensitive search, getting parents and teachers to do their jobs, or chasing down the origin of every offending link.
I think the search engines are the new equivalent of publishing: an enabler of information.
Many people bypass search engines altogether and still find what they're looking for online. These Internet surfers are using direct navigation.
We are going after a targeted group of businesses that are creating opportunities for themselves using other people's property. The Internet has very little to do with this.
Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on.
Why can't Google, which likes to see itself as a 'Don't Be Evil' benevolent force in society, just write us a big check for using our stories, so we can keep checks and balances alive and continue to provide the search engine with our stories?
Crackdowns on Internet content make clear the need for an anonymized Web. Now, someone just needs to implement it.
Search is not just an activity or a destination. It's becoming more integrated and more of a platform.
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