Google tool misused to scrub tech CEO’s shady past from search

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/google-tool-misused-to-scrub-tech-ceos-shady-past-from-search/

Google has fixed the bug, which it says affected only “a tiny fraction of websites.”…

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myrmidex@belgae.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I had big Gavin Belsom vibes with this one

"Why is it that when I type my own name into my own company search engine, the fucking Internet rains shit‑bolts down on me? I want this to stop!”

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