US lawmakers name on Google to label or restrict search outcomes for ‘faux’ abortion clinics


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A bunch of US lawmakers has signed off on a letter to Google that urges the corporate to reevaluate its remedy of search outcomes that direct customers to anti-abortion disaster facilities relatively than reputable clinics, as first reported by Reuters. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Consultant Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) are main the initiative, whereas a number of different Democratic lawmakers have signed the letter in assist.

The letter cites analysis revealed by the Middle for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which focuses on Google search ends in “set off legislation states” — or the 13 states the place abortion will turn into unlawful if the Supreme Courtroom overturns Roe v. Wade. Analysis signifies that 11 % of Google searches in set off legislation states for…

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