about the only time i've used google in recent years is when looking for local business or medical information. for a while i used duckduckgo and then it was revealed that they were nefarious so now i use presearch  or freespoke and in this article its clear why;

Google’s new censorship tools part of globalist plan to control free flow of information online

Google may have just announced a worldwide ban on independent and alternative media outlets with its new “fact-checking tools.”

In a short video, LaToya Drake, head of North American affairs at the Google News Initiative, announced the rollout of new tools the Big Tech company claims will help people “verify and tell news stories” and “improve information quality.” (Related: Google rolls out new generative AI feature that summarizes articles – meaning, you can only see what it allows you to see.)

The Google News Initiative will “work with publishers and journalists to fight misinformation” and features two new tools for so-called fact-checking: the fact-check explorer and the claim review.

“[The fact-check explorer] allows you to easily browse and search for fact-checks from reputable fact-checking organizations around the world,” explained Drake. “Google’s fact-check explorer is designed to facilitate the work of fact-checkers, journalists and researchers in discovering what has and hasn’t been debunked all over the globe. Think of this as a search engine for your fact checks that can help you determine fact from fiction.”

To support the fact-check explorer is claim review, a system that allows fact-checkers to “ensure that fact-checked information is prominently featured and easy to find.”.......more.........