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Google won't add fact checks despite new EU law (www.axios.com)
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Google has told the EU it will not add fact checks to search results and YouTube videos or use them in ranking or removing content, despite the requirements of a new EU law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios

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[-] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

I suggest to solve this problem by banning the representation of results as facts and separate "SPONSORED RESULTS" with "results of the search" in a clear way. Cause you make a good point about how hard it is to be objective about a lot of things that alter world politics.

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