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Google has made some changes to try and tackle "fake news":
Google moved to strip from its news search results publications that mask their country of origin or intentionally mislead readers, a further step to curb the spread of fake news that has plagued internet companies this year.
To appear in Google News results, websites must meet broad criteria set out by the company, including accurately representing their owners or primary purposes. In an update to its guidelines released Friday, the search giant added language stipulating that publications not "engage in coordinated activity to mislead users." Additionally the new rules read: "This includes, but isn't limited to, sites that misrepresent or conceal their country of origin or are directed at users in another country under false premises."
A popular tactic for misinformation campaigns is to pose as a credible U.S. news outlet. Russian Internet Research Agency, a Kremlin-backed organization, used that technique to reach an audience of nearly 500,000 people, spread primarily through Twitter accounts, Bloomberg reported earlier.
Also at Engadget.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Monday December 18 2017, @09:48PM
But they know best! They know where you are (well, where your TOR or VPN exit node is located)
So they know what you need; no need to *think*, just consume!
Of *course* you want/need the site closest to you - your tribe/groupthink/circlejerk is where you belong.
Now stop looking for information, and absolutely stop thinking!
Also, stop using someone else's domain/location; what ar you trying to hide? Are you a terrrrist or kiddiefiddler?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex