Google: We're not participating in European fact-checking rules for Search or YouTube
After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks.
Google rejects EU fact-checking commitments for Search and YouTube
The pushback comes as the emboldened leaders of US tech companies, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, have been courting President-elect Donald Trump, with Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg urging him directly to combat EU regulatory enforcement.
Google decides it won't comply with EU fact-checking law
Google has told the EU it will not comply with a forthcoming fact-checking law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios. The company states that it will not be adding fact checks to search results or YouTube videos and will not use fact-checking data when ranking or removing content.
Despite new EU law, Google won’t add fact checks, Axios reports
Despite the requirements of a new EU law, Google (GOOGL) has informed the EU that it will not add fact checks to search results and YouTube
Google Tells EU Fact Checking 'Simply Isn't Appropriate'
Google will not be adding fact checks to its search results or YouTube videos in Europe — a decision that flouts an EU law that requires tech giants to use fact checkers. Kent Walker, Google's global affairs president,
Google Snubs EU Law Over Fact-Checking YouTube Videos
Google announced its intention Thursday to flout European Union standards for digital fact-checking, opting not to build an internal department to moderate and verify YouTube content despite requirements from a new law.
Google won't add fact-checks despite new EU law
Google has told the EU it will not add fact checks to search results and YouTube videos or use them in ranking or removing content, despite the requirements of a new EU law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios.
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