Google reveals news coverage of Sask. cases when publication-banned names are searched
Online coverage of some high-profile Saskatchewan court cases are coming up when the names of victims and young offenders — whose identities have never been published due to court-ordered bans — are entered into Google’s search engine.
Computer experts believe it’s an unintended, “mind-boggling” consequence of Google search algorithms, according to the Ottawa Citizen’s recent investigative report.
As a result, it’s undermining publication ban
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