How did search engines influence people on September 11^th?

Search engines influence the way that people interpret the events of September 11^th in a number of good and bad ways. A good way that search engines influence people’s interpretations is that they brought a sense of ‘togetherness’ to their users. They did this by providing links to various news sites that all contained similar information related to the attacks. When people read the same thing that many other people read, such as a newspaper, they feel as though they are a part of the community. These links, however, did not give all the different views on the attacks of September 11^th and this may influence people to interpret the events in a biased way.

Search engines also provide people with access to news from around the world, which can help influence people’s perceptions of the events on September 11^th. With access to all this news, however, there is a chance that a search engine will take a user to a non-credible site, giving false information about the September 11^th events, which will then influence the user in a bad way. Search engines might also influence people incorrectly by leading the user to information that is not relevant to the attacks. By knowing how search engines work, people can better comprehend their search results and be more aware of the quality of information they retrieve that is related to the attacks.