{"id":3881,"date":"2021-09-13T15:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eticasfoundation.org\/https-eticasfoundation-org-algorithms-case-the-search-engine-manipulation-internet-search-rankings-have-a-significant-impact-on-election-voters\/"},"modified":"2021-09-14T19:20:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:20:52","slug":"the-search-engine-manipulation-internet-search-rankings-have-a-significant-impact-on-election-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.eticasfoundation.org\/es\/the-search-engine-manipulation-internet-search-rankings-have-a-significant-impact-on-election-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME) swaying citizen choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3881\" class=\"elementor elementor-3881\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-507aa59a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"507aa59a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5626cad9\" data-id=\"5626cad9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade8023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ade8023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/eticasfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" \/>\n\nStudies have identified a phenomenon called the search engine manipulation effect (SEME) which occurs when fraudulent or biased data that is made available online guides consumer and citizen choice, like electoral preferences in democratic elections. An investigation conducted by Princeton University demonstrated how biased search rankings can alter &#8220;the voting preferences of undecided voters by 20% or more\u201d (Epstein and Robertson, 2015). Epstein and Robertson (2015) show that this number can be higher for certain social groups and that such manipulation can be disguised so that it is completely unnoticed by the public eye (ibid).\n\nIf we consider the increased use of the internet across all sociodemographic groups, the growth of targeted algorithms and the continued occurrence of disputed elections that are won by small differences, the role of the SEME within society quickly becomes decisive. Governments around the globe need to critically assess the power of online information intermediaries in shaping public opinion in relation to the health of democracy.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies have identified a phenomenon called the search engine manipulation effect (SEME) which occurs when fraudulent or biased data that is made available online guides consumer and citizen choice, like electoral preferences in democratic elections. 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