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Archives: July 18, 2018

No longer will “Prosecutors Say Accused Russian Agent Maria Butina Appeared To Have Ties To Russian Intelligence” live on the same website as “I’m Upset That Travis Scott Doesn’t Know Kylie Jenner’s Dogs’ Names (UGH).”
The algorithm that ranks content can make some truly strange decisions. What set of signals is Google News looking for?
Not that they can remember the source five minutes later, anyway.