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Google told the European Union (EU) won't comply with the new fact-checking law, according to a new report that the massive search engine won't include the measure in its search function or YouTube video results.
Axios pointed out that this is not a practice Google has ever done, and reported that the company had previously signaled to the international body that it was unlikely to integrate its new fact-checking practices.
Fox News Digital could not immediately reach Google to confirm what steps it is taking to ensure that the most legitimate posts are found through its search engine, given previous concerns about the effects of disinformation campaigns.
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Google's president of global affairs, Kent Walker, apparently informed the European Commission's deputy director-general for communications networks, content and technology, Renate Nikolay, that Misinformation Code of Practice “simply not appropriate or effective for our services.”
Walker reportedly argued that Google's current approach to content moderation is already effective and does not need an additional fact-checking component, which would apparently display fact-checking results alongside search results under new EU guidelines.
Republicans on the Hill touted it as a victory for free speech, including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who said in a post on X Thursday that it was “a step in the right direction. Kudos to Google for fending off the EU's attempt to make censorship the new norm.”
It's unclear whether Google also viewed this fact-checking push as a form of “censorship,” or whether its opposition to the regulation was that it was unnecessary given other methods the company uses to moderate search results.
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But the news comes at a time when large technology companies they are increasingly accused of siding with President Donald Trump after returning to the White House
Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended Trump's second inauguration alongside other tech leaders such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook and TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Fox Business could not immediately reach the European Commission for comment.
