The Journal found more than a dozen cases in which supposed media outlets, with names like Arctic Times and Palmdale Herald, got Google to remove links from prominent local news sites and other pages that alleged wrongdoing
A Google search, at one time, could locate a news article on a man accused of attempted child rape, another on someone charged with fraud and still others on Ukrainian politicians facing corruption
allegations. Googling certain keywords in March would find an article detailing the movements of two coronavirus-infected British tourists in Vietnam and warning others who visited the same places to take precautions.
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