Search engines
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Publishers call on government to help over Google and FacebookNewspaper companies urge ministers to ‘ensure that online platforms operate within a framework that is fair, non-abusive and respectful of media plurality’
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Does 'the right to be forgotten' ruling threaten our right to know?Author of a book about the controversial court ruling set to speak about its implications alongside a Google executive
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Microsoft apologises after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ into ‘Saudi Arabia’The text translator’s blunder put down to crowdsourced suggestions after anger from Saudi officials and social media called for countrywide boycott
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Search engines' role in radicalisation must be challenged, finds studyNearly 500,000 online searches a month return Islamist material, says report that advocates multilateral approach to removing extremist sites
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European commission files third antitrust charge against GoogleCharge against firm’s advertising arm follows reinforced filing against shopping service and probe into alleged abuse of Android
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Is it cancer? Diagnosing yourself online is about to get easierPeople often search for their symptoms, but the right diagnosis can be hard to find. Google and Microsoft are working on ways to improve things
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Google given six-week extension in EU Android antitrust caseDominant smartphone operating system maker given extra time to respond to European commission charges over market abuse of Android and Google Search and Chrome apps
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The ‘three black teenagers’ search shows it is society, not Google, that is racistTwitter outrage over image search results of black and white teens is misdirected. We must address the prejudice that feeds such negative portrayals
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Appetite for destruction: Axl Rose demands Google remove 'fat' photosThe Guns N’ Roses frontman is trying to get Google to remove images that he says violate copyright – and they just happen to be a little unflattering
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'Celebrity threesome': Twitter warns against illegal tweetsPrivacy injunction stopping press naming celebrity followed by Twitter law cautions
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Getty Images files antitrust complaint against GooglePhoto agency accuses Google of so-called scraping of images into galleries within search to maintain its dominance of the search market
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You Could Look It Up by Jack Lynch review – search engines can’t do everythingWhat about all the information not available on Google? Lynch’s survey of reference books covers much ground and makes the case that for distillation of knowledge and serendipity of browsing, printed texts are easily best
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Europe v Google: how Android became a battlegroundThe European Commission has accused Google of abusing its dominance of the smartphone market. Why has it done this? And what exactly is Android?
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Google.com is a 'partially dangerous' website – according to GoogleVisitors warned about malware and cybercriminal links on search engine by the company’s own Safe Browsing Site Status report
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Rise in UK consumers hunting for vegan Easter eggsGoogle Trends say interest in vegan, personalised and giant easter eggs are at their highest levels ever
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Head of Wikimedia resigns over search engine plansLila Tretikov, the executive director of the organisation that oversees Wikipedia, has quit after a community revolt
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15 fun things to type into GoogleFrom making your browser do a ‘barrel roll’ to playing a quick game of Breakout with your search results, Google’s full of quirky little easter eggs
Angela Merkel: internet search engines are 'distorting perception'