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Google lays out narrow ‘EU election advertiser’ policy ahead of 2019 vote

Google has announced its plan for combating election interference in the European Union ahead of elections next May when up to 350 million voters across the region will vote to elect 705 members of th

Google and ProPublica team up to build a national hate crime database

Few things are certain in 2017’s fraught national climate, but hate certainly doesn’t look to be going away. In partnership with ProPublica, Google News Lab is launching a new tool to trac

Google and Facebook partner for anti-fake news drive during French election

The first round of the French presidential election is due to be held in April. So it's no coincidence that Google and Facebook are stepping up efforts locally to combat the circulation of so-called f

Matter launches media startup accelerator with Google News Lab and New York Times

In a wold where Old Media is locked in a perma-battle against New Media, the Matter Ventures accelerator is an interesting play. A startup accelerator aiming at the media, Matter has been based in San

Google Launches A New Home For Journalists With “News Lab”

Google today announced the launch of a new site called News Lab, a destination that aims to connect journalists with programs, data and other resources to aid in their reporting. The site will feature