Google's new AI search feature seems to have a long way to go, as it is already promoting sites pushing scams and malware.
Search giant Google on Wednesday said it blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023 and 12.7 million advertiser accounts, nearly double from the previous year.The data was released as part of its annual Ads Safety Report wherein it shared that it had also blocked or removed over 1 billion advertisements for violating its policy against abusing the ad network, which includes promoting malware. The fight against scam ads is an ongoing effort, as we see bad actors operating with more...
In a now unsealed case, federal investigators and a Kentucky court ordered Google to hand over identifying viewer information for a criminal investigation.
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2024 In true Big Brother fashion, the Biden Administration has ordered Google to turn over the names and personal information of anyone who watched certain YouTube videos, reports say. Federal investigators obtained court-approved subpoenas for any YouTube viewers who watched tutorials on mapping via drones and augmented reality software, […]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has alleged that its crew had faced pressure from Indian authorities while working on the episode.
Forbes writes that it has had access to several orders that name certain YouTube videos, citing one unsealed case in Kentucky regarding people who viewed content posted by someone whom law enforcement suspects of money laundering.
Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes. People who watched those videos while they weren't logged into an account weren't safe either, because the government also asked for their IP addresses. The investigators reportedly ordered Google to hand over the information as part of an investigation...
Google has announced that it is now requiring YouTube creators to properly label any content in their videos that uses realistic-looking AI-created content. The tools are now in their Creator Studio.
Google started rolling out its Search Generative Experience (SGE) earlier this month. The company boasts that the feature allows users to ask complex and more descriptive questions, with the generative AI providing text summaries of sites and recommendations related to a user's search.Read Entire Article
Chrome's Safe Browsing feature protects users from dangerous websites by downloading a database of known malicious URLs and comparing them to the sites they visit. Chrome typically updates the list every 30 to 60 minutes. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to thoroughly protect all users since the average malicious site existsRead Entire Article
The number of advertisers who were blocked or removed due to policy violations nearly doubled compared to the previous year.
Google claims that it has a team of trained personnel that reviews each piece of new imagery flagged by the AI, to confirm it is CSAM before it is ever reported.