A recent report reveals that Google has informed the EU that it won't be adhering to an upcoming fact-checking law. The company has reportedly stated it will not include fact checks in search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact-checking data to influence content ranking or removal.
It's worth mentioning that Google has never really been involved in fact-checking as part of its content moderation strategy. However, it did back a European fact-checking database ahead of the recent EU elections, showing it's not completely hands-off.
The new fact-checking rule is part of the European Commission's updated Code of Practice on Disinformation. Essentially, it began as a voluntary set of guidelines to tackle misinformation but is now being turned into a mandatory rule.
Reportedly, in a letter to Renate Nikolay, the deputy director general at the European Commission's content and technology division, Kent Walker, Google's global affairs president, stated that the fact-checking integration required by the new Disinformation Code of Practice "simply isn't appropriate or effective for our services" and confirmed that Google won't be on board with it.
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Walker added that Google will keep backing its existing content moderation tools, like Synth ID watermarking and AI labels on YouTube. He also pointed to a feature introduced on YouTube last year that lets some users add context to videos. It's pretty similar to X's Community Notes – and probably whatever experiment Meta is rolling out next.
Adding notes under videos is YouTube’s way to fight misinformation. | Image credit – Google
Speaking of which, this move comes right on the heels of Meta announcing it will end its fact-checking program in the US, so who knows if Mark Zuckerberg will bow to EU regulations. Meanwhile, X already reduced its use of professional fact-checkers a while back. As for what the EU will do when digital fact-checking becomes a legal requirement, your guess is as good as mine, but if history is any indication, fines and investigations could be on the horizon.
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