The Internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip
elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do
https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-internet-flips-elections-and-alters-our-thoughts
/"Looking ahead to the November 2016 US presidential election, I see
clear signs that Google is backing Hillary Clinton. In April 2015,
Clinton hired Stephanie Hannon away from Google to be her chief
technology officer and, a few months ago, Eric Schmidt, chairman of the
holding company that controls Google, set up a semi-secret company – The
Groundwork – for the specific purpose of putting Clinton in office. The
formation of The Groundwork prompted Julian Assange, founder of
Wikileaks, to dub Google Clinton’s ‘secret weapon’ in her quest for the
US presidency."
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