Yes, they do the same as Youtube - removing things from the search that don't fit the narrative they want to push. I only use them because, like Youtube, they are the largest in their field and their competitors are not competitive enough yet.
It's tough to know exactly what's going on from the outside, but poor programming would certainly fit the requirements for plausible deniability.
i am pretty sure they are screwing with people / the world.
Have you ever seen a crayon drawing... done to look like it was done by a kid, but really it was done by some super artist?
When you get to a certain "goodness" as an artist you are able to see the care and respect to details. You notice that those certain details of the supposed crayon drawing are way to complex for a child to every do.
And it takes an even more refined skill to make the drawing still look like a child did it.
So, when i look at how amazonium works, i notice the programming behind it. And i can say, it wasn't a child that did that.
I'm sure that's true in some cases, yes. There's also the issue that they are just to wealthy that they don't have time to make actual improvements due to.. golf.