What Happened
Polymarket bets started popping up in Google News alongside legitimate news articles.
Why It Matters
But now those results aren't showing, and Google says they were never supposed to.
Key Details
- Spokesperson Ned Adriance told The Verge that "Google News is designed to show sources that create content about current issues, events, and important topics, and we have policies for sites to be eligible to appear.
- This site briefly appeared in Google News in error, and it is no longer surfacing in News." The links led directly to betting markets tied to specific news events.
- For instance, before the results were removed, Futurism searched "will ships transit the strait," ( … Read the full story at The Verge.
Background Context
Polymarket bets started popping up in Google News alongside legitimate news articles. But now those results aren't showing, and Google says they were never supposed to. Spokesperson Ned Adriance told The Verge that "Google News is designed to show sources that create content about current issues, events, and important topics, and we have policies for sites to be eligible to appear. This site briefly appeared in Google News in error, and it is no longer surfacing in News." The links led directly to betting markets tied to specific news events. For instance, before the results were removed, Futurism searched "will ships transit the strait," ( … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Source: The Verge – Original Link
Source: The Verge
