> Google is now openly boosting/penalizing pages based on "inclusiveness"[1] in language
I just read the transcript of that podcast found here: file:///C:/Users/jccal/AppData/Local/Temp/Search_Off_the_Record_-_27th_episode_1.pdf and that is NOT what they claim they are doing.
It seems like what they are doing is basically using synonyms. From the transcript: "So if you search for something like fireman, it would automatically include the different versions, including websites that mention firewoman or fireperson." (most of their examples are French or other languages that have more genderded forms of words than english)
They also say, "we are not in a position to tell what people-- how people
should write."
I just read the transcript of that podcast found here: file:///C:/Users/jccal/AppData/Local/Temp/Search_Off_the_Record_-_27th_episode_1.pdf and that is NOT what they claim they are doing.
It seems like what they are doing is basically using synonyms. From the transcript: "So if you search for something like fireman, it would automatically include the different versions, including websites that mention firewoman or fireperson." (most of their examples are French or other languages that have more genderded forms of words than english)
They also say, "we are not in a position to tell what people-- how people should write."