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Protestors Are Gaming Google Images So When You Search ‘Idiot,’ President Trump Appears | Time

First President Trump topped protests across London as a giant baby blimp. Now, heā€™s topping Google Images.

Protestors, activists and Internet users are seeking to influence Googleā€™s algorithm so that when the term ā€œidiotā€ is searched for, images of Trump pop up on Google. According to the Guardian, this began when British protestors used the Green Day hit ā€œAmerican Idiotā€ as the anthem for their demonstrations during Trumpā€™s recent visit to the U.K. But now more users are taking advantage of that online association by up-voting a picture of Trump and the word ā€œidiotā€ on Reddit.

As of Wednesday night, nine of the first ten results on Google Images searches for ā€œidiotā€ were of or related to President Trump.

Source: Protestors Are Gaming Google Images So When You Search ā€˜Idiot,ā€™ President Trump Appears | Time