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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 month ago

This will include ... ads that refer to US elections, their processes or outcomes.

Google is expecting Trump and co to publicly contest the election. They're trying to stop the ad platform from being used to spread election misinformation.

Props.

The headline does not make this clear at all.

[–] moseschrute 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

…after which, they will remove all search results once and for all in favor of other low quality ads. ln the process, they are redefining “search engine” as search box that spews only AI generated garbage disguised as search results. And they can get away with this since everyone googles word definitions instead of picking up a dictionary, so technically they are still a “search engine” by their own definition.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

"picking up a dictionary" :)

i probably have a dozen kilograms of dictionaries. i don't remember the last time i picked one up.

i have 3 of these installed in addition to a Wiktionary interface.

[–] Gingerlegs 16 points 1 month ago

Then post strictly hate speech

[–] LovableSidekick 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So they're more worried about misinformation about the results than misinformation that influences the actual voting. Well alrighty.

[–] Boiglenoight 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks. I was wondering—isn’t this backwards. It is! It’s backwards as all get out.

[–] Squizzy 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why would anyone be paying for campaign ads after the election?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago

To tell people it was rigged

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Facebook, now it's your turn....