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Google says Polymarket bets showing up in News was an ‘error’
TL;DRGoogle News mistakenly displayed betting odds alongside news articles; Google says this was unintended.
Why it matters: Reveals potential gaps in Google's content moderation and raises questions about prediction market legitimacy in news feeds.
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…
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