Google today announced a number of measures to elevate "accurate, quality content" and stem "the flow of misinformation" on the web http://bit.ly/2GMBrSg @richardgingras @google 1/7
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During "crisis or breaking news events" Google is now putting more of an emphasis "on authoritative results over factors like freshness or relevancy" 2/7pic.twitter.com/ASVD8Zimde
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Google is continuing to build on the Trust Project, leveraging its "eight indicators of trust" http://bit.ly/2G8P6oI
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It is now also partnering with the Credibility Coalition "to drive the development of technical markers that can enable third party assessments of online content" http://bit.ly/2GbOi2y
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Google is expanding the scope of its fact-checking and will "offer advanced trainings on tools to distinguish misinformation online to more than 20,000 students globally" starting on International Fact Check Day, 2 April http://bit.ly/2G5IMOO
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In order to help "combat mis- and disinformation during election cycles and beyond" Google will be providing support to First Draft in the launch of a "Disinfo Lab" http://bit.ly/2GdvS18
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Finally, Google is putting $3M towards MediaWise, "a media literacy project designed to help millions of young people in the U.S. discern fact from fiction online, through classroom education and video" http://bit.ly/2G0duG0 @Poynter 7/7
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How about we start spending real $ again on actual education for all American kids?
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