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> Google apologizing that you can find misinformation on the web? Did Google run political ads that were purchased by other countries and intended to deceive t

> Google apologizing that you can find misinformation on the web? Did Google run political ads that were purchased by other countries and intended to deceive the US electorate? If so then YES + a lot more than apologize. > Paper apologizing for people writing on it? There's no need for this. This is a major issue and I'm taking it very seriously. The "it's a joke bro" attitude here on HN, in your comment, all over reddit, Facebook, Twitter, etc., is sickening. It plays right into the Russian books - make the Americans argue about it and make jokes and make fun of the people who care!

rockostrich 9y ago
> Did Google run political ads that were purchased by other countries and intended to deceive the US electorate? Just from a quick search [1], yes. I don't think megous's comment has a "it's a joke bro" attitude. You're criticizing a company that provides a free service for taking the due diligence to prune its paying clients of anyone that they don't think should be a paying client. This has nothing to do with inflated growth numbers, it's about Twitter making the decision that they do not want state-funded Russian companies advertising on their platform. The bots issue is a completely different thing that I'm sure Twitter has an entire team of devs devoted to. It's not as easy as flipping a switch. They need to make sure they aren't banning real users of their service just because language and posting patterns used by those bots are based on those of real users. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/09/google-uncovers-russian-bought-ads-on-youtube-gmail-and-other-platforms/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/09...