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==Uses as tactical media== The Google Bomb has been used for [[tactical media]] as a way of performing a "hit-and-run" media attack on popular topics. Such attacks include Anthony Cox's attack in 2003. He created a parody of the "404 β page not found" browser error message in response to the war in Iraq. The page looked like the error page but was titled "These Weapons of Mass Destruction cannot be displayed". This website could be found as one of the top hits on Google after the start of the war in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mushon.com/2010/03/23/interface-as-a-conflict-of-ideologies/|title=Interface as a Conflict of Ideologies|date=April 2007}}</ref> Also, in an attempt to detract attention from the far-right group [[English Defence League]] (EDL), a parody group has been made known as "[[English Disco Lovers]]", with the expressed purpose of Google bombing the acronym.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edl.me|title=EDL - English Disco Lovers NOT English Defence League - Home|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205082206/http://www.edl.me/|archive-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>
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