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Wired pulled its op-ed saying Google changes search terms on the back end.
FTC attorney Megan Gray, also an ex-VP of DuckDuckGo, wrote a now-removed op-ed for Wired this week asserting that Google secretly swaps brand names into search queries to point users at more lucrative (for Google) results. The Atlantic wrote that the story appeared to misinterpret a chart from Google’s antitrust trial.
Wired published an editor’s note yesterday after pulling the op-ed:
EDITOR’S NOTE 10/6/2023: After careful review of the op-ed, “How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet,” and relevant material provided to us following its publication, WIRED editorial leadership has determined that the story does not meet our editorial standards. It has been removed.
A Note From WIRED Leadership
[WIRED]
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