Google has long had rules for its AdSense program, barring ads from appearing next to pornography or violent content. Google’s move does not address the issue of fake news or hoaxes appearing in Google search results. Work on the policy update announced on Monday began before the election, a Google spokeswoman said. Google’s artificial intelligence systems learn from sites that have been removed from the program, speeding the removal of similar sites. “This could cut the income that creates the incentive to create the fake news sites.”However, he cautioned that detecting fake news sites was not easy.

Source: Mint November 15, 2016 03:27 UTC