Russia blocks Google News for its ‘inauthentic information’ on Ukraine
by Alex Hern UK technology editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5XF84)
Move comes after Google banned adverts condoning the war from websites, apps and YouTube channels
Russia has blocked Google News, accusing it of promoting inauthentic information" about the invasion of Ukraine. The ban came just hours after Google announced it would not allow users worldwide to monetise content that exploits, dismisses, or condones" the war.
Google's new policy affects any website, app or YouTube channel that earns revenue from advertising managed by the search engine. It has long had a policy that bars adverts from appearing next to any content that incites violence" and says the new policy clarifies and expands those rules.
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