Google has revealed its policy for countering fraud in the European Union ( EU ) elections in May 2019 , when up to 350 million voters will elect 705 members of the European Parliament . The company says that it will establish a disclosure system for advertisers , while also providing disclosure of who is paying for election ads . However , it appears that Google will treat such ads in a narrow sense , purely as those which mention parties , candidates or officeholders . Though, as independent research has repeatedly shown, fake news flies much faster and is much, much harder to unstick than truth. Critics say that this limits the ability and effectiveness of the measures .
Google has revealed its policy for countering fraud in the European Union ( EU ) elections in May 2019 , when up to 350 million voters will elect 705 members of the European Parliament . The company says that it will establish a disclosure system for advertisers , while also providing disclosure of who is paying for election ads . However , it appears that Google will treat such ads in a narrow sense , purely as those which mention parties , candidates or officeholders . Critics say that this limits the ability and effectiveness of the measures .