Google, the new functions that “block” fake news: here’s what changes

Google, here are the new functions that allow you to fight the spread of fake news: searches on the search engine change again if they are safer, here’s how.

Much has been said, in recent times, of Google and security but also of dissemination of fake news often uncontrolled, among users through the search engine.

For years now, even through Google information has been highlighted which, unfortunately, often turns out to be false and more like “misinformation”. The vice president of research by Google, Pandu Nayak recently admitted to the press that the company is increasingly trying to deliver high-quality results as a result of user searches.

How will Google improve the service? New functions will be able to simultaneously check news from multiple sources, reliable, in order to confirm it or not. The search engine also stands expanding functions of “information yes this result” which allows you to view some details on the source of a given news.

Google, the new functions that “block” fake news

In addition to all the novelties already listed above, the company has also changed the “content warnings”. These usually appear when there is sudden and rapidly updating news. Google warns that the information is relatively sparse and may undergo changes but, from now on, they will show a warning even when this is potentially unreliable.

These new features from Google, however, they will not also affect Youtube, owned by the company. The video platform will not be updated with the same parameters.

In recent years, situations such as the pandemic have led to reason often and willingly on fake news issue and how to prevent their dissemination through Google or social networks. The search engine is the most used in the world even if many do not know all the functions that are also important to preserve our privacy.

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