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Google won't add fact checks despite new EU law (www.axios.com)
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

"You don't want to drink bleach on a sunny day" could be understood as "It's okay to drink bleach on a cloudy day"

[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 19 hours ago

Um... "could be"...? Literally anything anybody writes could be misinterpreted, so I don't really see the point of this line of argument, nor any value in legislating around it.