The Observer, of course, publishes only true news. Its editor, who is not elected, decides what goes in and how it is presented. Some of this true news is opinion. The Observer follows a left of centre course, so maybe those of a right of centre persuasion may not agree that it is all true news.
Google does not follow a left or right course. Its unique selling proposition is that it give you everything there is. You have to decide which of it you believe as true and which you reject as false.
The Observer's view is that Google and Facebook should be controlled in some way so they show only the news which is acceptable to Observer readers.
Russia and China follow this line of thinking. They allow their people to see only the stuff their ruling party thinks acceptable.
The European Commission also thinks there should be controls on what Google and Facebook show. They have ordered that past misdeeds should be excluded from search results.
I prefer to live in a world in which I can see everything there is and make my own mind up about it. And I am happy that the loonies, on whichever left, right or religious extreme they dwell, also have this right.
We as a society and the politicians we elect will be stronger if we face up to these issues and debate them, rather than pretending they do not exist.
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