people don t know about, and don t want them to, they go to the sites for discounts, then it could be a problem. david: now, john, i know you re not in favor of the government getting involved one way or the other in this debate, but here is what the wall street journal article ends with. they say regulators may soon ask if the search giant is abusing its market power. so they re saying if google doesn t clean up its act, you know how politicians are, they re going to want to get in there and do it themselves. it s fine and interesting to think that regulators who couldn t get a job at google or any other prominent organization would presume to regulate it. this is a non-story. the internet by its name has access to all sorts of travel options. the notion that one portal could dominate it to our detriment. let s move on from this. david: patrice, john makes an excellent point. we ve turned to regulations on
it s all part of the bigger movement in silicon valley to look into discrimination and equal pay. take a look. google coming under fire once again. three former female employees are suing the search giant for discriminating against women for paying them less than men and denying promotions. they are seeking a class-action lawsuit in california saying google s failure to pay female employees the same compensation paid to male employees for substantially similar work has been and is willful. reid attorney james finberg says the women were motivated by what they felt were unfair business practices. they are seeking, not only to get compensation for themselves, but compensation for all 20,000 women. reporter: in a statement to nbc news, google denied the claims saying in part, we disagree with the central allegations. job levels and promotions are determined through rigorous hiring and promotion committees. we have systems in place to make sure we pair fairly. google s workforce is mad
the eu, the european union hitting the search giant for abusing its position, steering customers to its own online shopping platform. the fine, the largest antitrust judgment ever. and it comes after a seven year investigation, google can appeal the decision. and finally, a new bombshell in the criminal investigation into it contractors employed by dozens of democrats on capitol hill. they are accused of equipment theft and possible breaches of the house computer network. daily caller foundation reporting one of the man rossabas was fired from mcdonald s before being put on the it staff of several democrats. the ringleader of the group under investigation for working for former dnc chair debbie was sermon schultz. that is some of the news. meanwhile? ainsley: controversy and smear campaigns seem to go hand in hand when it comes to
you figure out that people were manipulated by certain negative news stories appearing in search results? you did this, what, in australia to test this out? no, no. we have done five big experiments four in the u.s. and one in india right in the middle of a big election there with more than 4,000 people. so, no, we have really studied this very, very carefully. it s a big problem. so to be specific, what you were doing was presenting potential members of this study with potential with with search results from a fake with with a fake search giant, right? and then you would drop in sort of negative news stories into the search queries and you found that that had had a profound effect on the way in which they voted, right? well, ronald robertson and i conducted a whole series of experiments showing when biased rankings are shown to people, that if one candidate is made to look better than another in the rankings, that shifts
elsewhere on this april hump day, stories you will find yourself passionately debating with many many people. two denver tsa agents single out hot male passengers for extra patdowns. jeb bush promises an optimistic campaign, vowing not to attack his primary rivals, leading many to wonder is jeb bush running for president in america? and a man reportedly upset with our nation s campaign finance law lands a girocopter on the capital lawn because, well we ll discuss. but first, today the eu slapped google with antitrust charges alleging the search giant has been abusing its dominance by favoring its own shopping results above competitors. google s favorable treatment of its comparison shopping service, you probably know it as