Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt announced that Google’s search engine would be deranging stories from the Kremlin-owned media properties Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, the BBC reports. The two properties have been accused of being propaganda arms of the Russian government, which US intelligence agencies unanimously agree tried to … Continue reading “Google will ‘derank’ news stories from Russia Today and Sputnik” Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt announced that Google’s search engine would be deranging stories from the Kremlin-owned media properties Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, the BBC reports.