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Google Maybe Partnering With Brazil’s Government to Influence Public Opinion

Members of Brazil’s President Michel Temer’s administration met with Google representatives to discuss the viability of directing users’ queries to official content produced by the government.

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A demonstrator carries a statue in the likeness of Brazil's president Michel Temer during a protest against Brazil's president Michel Temer at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 28, 2017. People gathered on Copacabana beach ahead of a concert by Brazilian musical performers calling for new presidential elections while pressure mounts on the country's leader to resign amid corruption allegations. (AP/Leo Correa)

A January 12 article on the website of O Globo, one of Brazil’s most widely read daily newspapers, alleges that Brazil's government is seeking to work with Google to customize search results for Brazilian users, based on their location and possibly other characteristics. According to the O Globo article, which did not name its sources, the

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