Google targets 'fake news,' offensive search suggestions
Google has sprinkled some new ingredients into its search engine in an effort to prevent bogus information and offensive suggestions from souring its results.
Google has sprinkled some new ingredients into its search engine in an effort to prevent bogus information and offensive suggestions from souring its results.
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Apr 25, 2017
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Google is adding a fact-checking tag to search results globally, its latest initiative to help curb the spread of misinformation and "fake news," the company said Friday.
Internet
Apr 7, 2017
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An organization affiliated with Google is offering tools that news organizations and election-related sites can use to protect themselves from hacking.
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Mar 21, 2017
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Google's search engine highlighted an inaccurate story claiming that President-elect Donald Trump won the popular vote in last week's election, the latest example of bogus information spread by the internet's gatekeepers.
Internet
Nov 15, 2016
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Google is adding "fact check" tags to its news articles, introducing the feature amid a US presidential race roiled by heated disputes over the accuracy of information.
Internet
Oct 14, 2016
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Google began Monday shining a spotlight on local reporting mixed in with the deluge of stories at its free online news aggregation website.
Internet
May 10, 2016
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Google announced Wednesday an expansion of its program which delivers sped-up versions of news stories to smartphones and other devices.
Internet
Apr 20, 2016
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Google is about to embark on an old-school search, swapping its Internet algorithm for a custom-built van that will cruise across the U.S. to find out how people use its online services and react to new features.
Internet
Mar 11, 2016
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Google on Wednesday began delivering "blazingly fast" articles to smartphones and tablets in a stepped-up challenge to Facebook to be the leading mobile news hub.
Internet
Feb 24, 2016
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Twitter has reached a deal with Google to make its short messages more visible on the Internet, Bloomberg said Thursday.
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Feb 5, 2015
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