"Ephemeral Experiences" Explained
Big Tech companies use ephemeral content to subconsciously manipulate elections and indoctrinate our children.
Tech Watch is able to preserve the experiences that would normally disappear without a trace.
Go Vote Reminders
These are real screenshots we collected that show content recommended by Big Tech companies reminding people to vote. Our research suggests that there’s an unequal distribution of these reminders. One political party receives these reminders at greater than one and a half times the rate of the other party.
Twitter home page with vote reminder, 2022 Midterm election
Captured 07-11-22
Partisan Facebook register to vote reminders as far back as mid August, 2024
Captured 09-12-24
Facebook Vote Reminder in Georgia
Captured 1-5-21
Instagram Vote Reminder in Georgia
Captured 1-5-21
Google Vote Reminder
Captured 10-27-20
Google Vote Reminder
Captured 11-7-20
Search Suggestions
When you type your query into a search bar, notice the drop-down search suggestions. They appear and disappear in an instant, normally without a paper trail. Below are some real-life examples of biased search suggestions that have the power to sway our opinions without us ever knowing.
Donald Trump Search Suggestions
Captured 7-9-20
Trump Assassination Attempt Suppression
Collected 7-8-2024
Hillary Clinton Search Suggestions
Collected 8-3-2016
Donald Trump Search Suggestions
Captured 7-27-20
Answer Boxes
The implication of an answer box is that its contents are the only acceptable answer. With this in mind, biased answer boxes impact people’s perception and thus can manipulate the way that organizations, people, politicians and any host of things are viewed by the population.
Answer Box result lists false information that appears authoritative.
Collected 7-16-2016
Answer Box result lists false information describing the California Republican Party
Collected 7-16-2016
The result from the search "when is the election?" displays an Answer Box with Hillary Clinton's image
Collected 7-16-2016
