After been criticized for helping to circular fake new on social media and the internet in recent time, search engines giant Google is pledging a massive $300 million to help fight fake news. The funding is to help promote quality journalism and fight the world of fake news with misinformation on the internet.

According to its Chief Business Officer, Philipp Schindler, the initiative will help elevate and strengthen quality journalism; evolve business models to drive sustainable growth; and empower news organizations through technological innovation. He said;
We invested a lot time and energy in these collaborations. But the hard truth is all of this might not be enough.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish what’s true (and not true) online. Business models for journalism continue to change drastically. The rapid evolution of technology is challenging all institutions, including the news industry — to keep pace.

The is partnering with others on the initiative which also include improving the subscription for news by using users Google account to provide a secure and safer means of payment as well as making it easy for you to manage your subscriptions all in one place.

Source: https://www.techchairman.com/2018/03/google-to-invest-300-million-to-fight.html