Google is changing the way its core search engine works to help stop the spread of fake news and hate speech.
The changes involve different measures for ranking sites and people checking results are accurate.
In a blog, Google said the changes should thwart attempts to abuse its algorithms that let extremists promote their content.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39707642
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Google acts against fake news on search engine
Google announced its first attempt to combat the circulation of “fake news” on its search engine with new tools allowing users to report misleading or offensive content, and a pledge to improve results generated by its algorithm.
The technology company said it would allow people to complain about misleading, inaccurate or hateful content in its autocomplete function, which pops up to suggest searches based on the first few characters typed.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/25/google-launches-major-offensive-against-fake-news