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Google boss: We will 'work to fix' fake news
bbc ^ | November 16, 2016

Posted on 11/16/2016 11:12:43 AM PST by Red Steel

Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai, says it is important it and other social media businesses promote "accurate" stories to their billions of users.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: altright; censorship; fakenews; fascism; google; pichai; tyranny; tyrant
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1 posted on 11/16/2016 11:12:43 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Fake meaning not MSM. Aimed at Breitbart, InfoWars, etc.


2 posted on 11/16/2016 11:14:02 AM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: Red Steel

Enjoy your four year trip through antitrust Hell with the Trump DOJ, Google.


3 posted on 11/16/2016 11:14:51 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Red Steel

I know I trust Google, Faceplant, etc as the deciders of truth /s


4 posted on 11/16/2016 11:15:34 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: Red Steel

A search engine has one job that it must do well: search. If it doesn’t, I won’t use it.


5 posted on 11/16/2016 11:15:36 AM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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No thank you. I am a free person and do not need to be protected from myself. The market quickly winnows out fake news sites. This is just an excuse for Google to control your internet access.


6 posted on 11/16/2016 11:16:04 AM PST by TheTimeOfMan (A time for peace and a time for war)
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To: Red Steel

WHY now?


7 posted on 11/16/2016 11:16:48 AM PST by WENDLE (Sanctuary cities are OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE-- A BIG TIME CRIME!! PROSECUTE!!)
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To: Red Steel

Dan Rather agrees.


8 posted on 11/16/2016 11:17:21 AM PST by outpostinmass2
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To: Red Steel

Translation: “We will work to CENSOR any news we don’t like.”


9 posted on 11/16/2016 11:18:23 AM PST by madison10
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To: Red Steel

How very...Orwellian of them.


10 posted on 11/16/2016 11:19:00 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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In other words, we’ll try harder to not get caught fabricating “news”...


11 posted on 11/16/2016 11:19:08 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: madison10

Note to self: Get rid of Google e-mail account


12 posted on 11/16/2016 11:19:17 AM PST by madison10
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To: Red Steel

These folk call the truth a lie, and lies the truth. Damn loons.


13 posted on 11/16/2016 11:19:31 AM PST by Rebel Egg
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To: Red Steel

STFU Google globalist libtard fascists .

Sue Google for abuse of monopoly

FREE ASSANGE and SNOWDEN .
The left is AGAINST FREE SPEECH


14 posted on 11/16/2016 11:20:42 AM PST by Ulysse (S)
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To: Red Steel

bookmark


15 posted on 11/16/2016 11:22:32 AM PST by GOP Poet
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Fake News like The New York Times and CNBC: http://heatst.com/politics/wikileaks-new-york-times-reporter-john-harwood-sought-guidance-from-clinton-camp-on-questions-for-jeb-bush/

Fake News like ABC: http://lidblog.com/wikileaks-team-clinton-fed-abcs-stephanopoulos-talking-points-to-attack-clinton-cash-author/

Fake News like Politico: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2016/10/18/politico-reporter-admits-hes-hack-clinton-campaign-leaked-e-mails

Fake News like the New York Times Magazine: https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/4213

Fake News like the Washington Post: https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/5315

Fake News like The New York Times: http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/10/wikileaks-new-york-times-caught-providing-bill-clinton-questions-before-interview/

Fake News like CNN: http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/wikileaks-donna-brazile-fed-team-hillary-debate-questions/


16 posted on 11/16/2016 11:22:34 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (LOCK HER UP!)
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To: madison10
Note to self: Get rid of Google e-mail account

You didn't read the fine print?

They own you.

17 posted on 11/16/2016 11:23:12 AM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Red Steel
Ok... Infowars I can see... But Breitbart?

Besides, I can figure out what is BS and what isn't on my own. I don't require a censor..

18 posted on 11/16/2016 11:25:36 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Red Steel

Yeah? So you can control the news, you Google bastards? Make your life safe for your traitorous MSM?


19 posted on 11/16/2016 11:28:09 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: madison10
The fascist left is really mad that news of Hillary's corruption and criminal acts was spread to millions of people through alternative media. That's the real Alt Right they are afraid of. They are the book burners of today.
20 posted on 11/16/2016 11:28:51 AM PST by peeps36 (Obama = the skidmark on America's underwear.)
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