Google Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === 2023 === On May 1, 2023, Google placed an ad against anti-[[disinformation]] [[Brazilian Congressional Bill No. 2630]], which was about to be approved, on its search homepage in Brazil, calling on its users to ask congressional representatives to oppose the legislation. The country's government and judiciary accused the company of undue interference in the congressional debate, saying it could amount to abuse of economic power and ordering the company to change the ad within two hours of notification or face fines of {{BRLConvert|1|m|year=2023|force=yes}} per non-compliance hour. The company then promptly removed the ad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil receives pushback from tech companies on 'fake news' bill |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/03/alphabet-google-fake-news-law |access-date=May 10, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's 'fake news' bill sparks outcry from tech giants |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/2/brazil-fake-news-bill-sparks-outcry-from-tech-giants |access-date=May 11, 2023 |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|date=May 2, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page