Google, which has faced criticism for spreading videos that promote dubious anti-vaccine information, is in contact with health officials about a case of the measles involving a Google employee in Silicon Valley, according to a BuzzFeed report. The incident was revealed in an email sent to Google employees, obtained by BuzzFeed, which stated that one of its employees working out of its Mountain View, California offices had been diagnosed with the measles. YouTube, the video website owned by Google, has been criticised for allowing so-called anti-vax videos to proliferate. VIRGINIA MAYO/AP Google-owned YouTube has been criticised for allowing anti-vax videos to proliferate. A Google spokesperson did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment about the measles case on its campus.

Source: Stuff April 17, 2019 22:41 UTC