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Google has rejected the new European Union (EU) laws that require it to add fact-checking features to search results or YouTube. The regulation comes as the block plans to broaden disinformation laws. In 2022, the EU introduced a set of voluntary commitments for tech firms to cut disinformation. These would be made formal and into law under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The tech Google later changed its position Google has argued that these latest requirements are not a good fit for its services, adding that it will not be changing its content moderation policies to comply with the requirement. According to an Axios report, the tech giant wrote to the European Commission’s content and technology head Renate Nikolay explaining its position. In the letter, Google’s global affairs president Kent Walker told the Commission that Google would not be adding fact-checking to its search results and YouTube videos. “It simply is not appropriate or effective for the company.” Walker. Walker also pointed to Google’s existing system, which he believes works just fine, for example, he noted the platform’s successful content moderation during the 2022 elections as proof that its current approach is effective. However, Google had previously signed a set of EU voluntary commitments. The rules are there to reduce the impact of online disinformation, which is being formalized into laws under DSA. Resultantly, Walker said Google will also pull out all fact-checking commitments in the Code before the rules become law in the DSA Code of Conduct. This is not just a Google issue; it is part of a wider conversation about how much control tech platforms should have over the information that is seen online. Tech CEOs scout for support from Trump Google’s decision to withdraw from the voluntary commitments comes as US tech firms’ leaders including Google…

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