Google stated that it's changing the algorithms that power its iconic search engine, in an attempt to crack down on websites that publish unverified and slanderous posts about people. It's a rare move for a company that's historically taken a hands-off approach to managing its search results. The changes take aim at an industry of online extortion, in which websites post unproven claims calling people cheaters, predators and pedophiles. The posts rank high in Google's search results when people query the victim's name. Then the websites charge thousands of dollars to remove the damning claims. Google has also created a list of "known victims" that includes the names of people who've reported to the company that they were the target of such schemes. For those people, Google said it'll apply protections when it comes to the ranking of search results, an effort to prevent similar content from other websites appearing when someone searches for their
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