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Google will soon ban fake news sites from using its ad network
Google will soon ban fake news sites from using its ad network
Today, Google announced that its advertising tools will soon be closed to websites that promote fake news, a policy that could cut off revenue streams for publications that peddle hoaxes on...
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Glad to see this. Seeing how easily people can be misled in the digital information age is quite disheartening.
About damn time.
Before many of these sites go (hopefully) go under, I expect they'll turn to far shadier ad networks as a source of revenue. Enjoy the malware, Grandma.
Good, if you can't kill misinformation at its roots, cutting off its branches will be the next best thing.
Good!
I was just reading a Guardian long read about the state of journalism and freaking out.. Glad they're finally taking some initiative because all the power is in the hands of Facebook and Google..
Hey something responsible from a tech company for a change! 😁
Google would seem to have a more vested interest in this than Facebook, as they are a search engine you actively engage as opposed to passively receive.
Nice to hear!