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To regulate or not to regulate....search engines

Written by Ironpaper | Jan 11, 2011 6:30:45 PM

According to a report by Rasmussen Reports, 77% of American adults oppose Federal Communications Commission - government regulation of search engine results. Notably, frequently users oppose regulation most fervently.  The data for the report was the result of a telephone survey in January 2011.

The question that users were asked was whether "a need for government regulation of the way that search engines select the recommendations they provide" was needed.

Additionally, the poll found that users are 1. happy with search engines and the 2. speed of search engines. On the negative side, users stated that search engines have too much irrelevant information. Despite this sentiment, searchers still felt that they could find what they need.