On Monday , Google announced that it plans to prohibit misleading websites from using its ad - selling software , a policy update that could potentially threaten the business models of fake word site across the web .
“ Moving forward , we will restrict ad dish out on page that misrepresent , misstate , or conceal information about the publishing firm , the newspaper publisher ’s message , or the primary function of the vane prop , ” a Google spokespersontold Reuters .
According to The Wall Street Journal , Google say the insurance would apply to fake word sites , a move that would cut them off from the world ’s biggest seller of pay - per - click ads and thus much of their income .
The search behemoth told Reuters it began working on the policy update before the election . business concern about fake intelligence online , however , haveintensified in late daysas commentator have slammed site like Facebook and Google for facilitate the scatter of misinformation to voters .
On the day of Google ’s proclamation , for instance , a fictive news story wasreturned as the top resultfor the search “ net election results . ” That same day , Gizmodo reportedthat Facebook developed a creature to identify bogus news show story and chose not to use it .
https://gizmodo.com/facebooks-fight-against-fake-news-was-undercut-by-fear-1788808204
Of course , it remains to be regard if Google will really impose the new policy . If it does , however , the search heavyweight could strike a major blow against the growing fake news diligence .
[ Engadget ]
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