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Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests

An investigation has exposed the tech firm’s cooperation with autocratic regimes to remove unfavourable content

Google further buries search results under AI mode

You might have to do way more scrolling to get to links.

How Chrome tracks you and how to limit it | Proton

Learn how Chrome tracks your activity, what information it sends to Google, and which privacy settings can reduce tracking while you browse.

Google Docs' Grammar Suggestions Suck Ass

"Cramms" is not a word

Google Search's guidance about AI-generated content  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

In this post, we'll share more about how AI-generated content fits into our long-standing approach to show helpful content to people on Search.

Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles

404 Media reviewed multiple examples of AI rip-offs making their way into Google News. Google said it doesn't focus on how an article was produced—by an AI or human—opening the way for more AI-generated articles.

Un quart des Français visitent les sites d’infos générées par IA recommandés par Google

14 à 16 millions d’internautes français consultent chaque mois l’un des 251 sites d’infos GenAI les plus recommandés par Google et identifiés par Next,…

ICCL report on the scale of Real-Time Bidding data broadcasts in the U.S. and Europe - Irish Council for Civil Liberties

New report: the $127 billion "Real-Time Bidding" online ad industry tracks & shares what people view online, and their locations, 178 Trillion times a year in the U.S. & Europe.

Once-in-a-generation moment to protect U.S. Privacy - Irish Council for Civil Liberties

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering new privacy rules. The ICCL & Open Markets & TACD make a major submission showing the need for action

GoogleとFacebookで「自分に関するすべてのデータ」を請求した結果

グーグルやフェイスブックの無料サービスを、私たちは日常的に使っている。だが、その「無料」の対価として、どれほどの個人データを提供しているかを実感する機会はほとんどない。実際にグーグルとフェイスブックへ情報開示を請求してみると、10年以上にわたる検索履歴や位置情報、行動記録までが詳細に保存されていた。ビッグテックは私たちのデータをどのように集め、広告収益へと変えているのか。その実態に迫る。※本稿は、朝日新聞編集委員の五十嵐大介『ルポ・シリコンバレー AIブームと米国社会の断層を歩く』（朝日新聞出版）の一部を抜粋・編集したものです。

Once Unimaginable, Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search

The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators

Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web

It's just a "proposal," but it's also being prototyped inside Chrome right now.

Google is its own worst enemy

In its bid to push AI, it’s destroying its products and trying to kill the web too

Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for

“If you need anything else or have a new question later, just let me know!”

Searching for 'Disregard' Breaks Google [Updated]

On Tuesday, Google held its I/O developer event, and introduced an AI-forward version of Google Search that the company described as an "intelligent search box" powered by the newest version of Gemini. It turns out Google's all-new version of search semi-breaks when you search for the word "disregard". Typing "disregard" into Google Search results in Google's AI interpreting it as a system-style instruction instead of a search query. "Understood.

Gemini is in danger of going full Copilot

Hey Google, knock it off.

Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads

Is this Google’s AI or ad era?