On Tuesday, a meeting was held between the head of Google and the president of Alphabet and the Polish prime minister. Sundar Pichai and Mateusz Morawiecki also held a videoconference with the Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Janša and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala.
The conversation concerned the threats in the area of disinformation in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. But not only.
– We talked to Sundar Pichai about the change in the energy market. […] We want to cut off from Russian gas. Poland will do it as one of the first countries in Europe, said the Prime Minister after the meeting. He also announced more low-carbon investments.
The head of government also conveyed personal thanks to the president of Google for “his personal commitment”. – Russia is moving from a democracy to a totalitarian regime, where propaganda is so important, which is why Google is a critical entity in this war for freedom – said Morawiecki.
President of Google: There will be money for “fact-checking”
The head of the internet giant announced in turn that Google will allocate $ 10 million. for the development of the so-called fack-checking. It’s about checking the facts – for example, before posting a message. This prevents, for example, spreading fake news.
According to NAS, the main goal of fact-checking organizations is to improve the quality of public debate. “First of all, they focus on verifying the statements of politicians, officials or other influential people who find their way into public space” – indicated.
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Google invests in Poland
Tuesday’s meeting of Prime Minister Morawiecki and the head of Google was not the first. In April last year, a new investment was opened in Warsaw. The Google Cloud region is a computing infrastructure worth nearly $ 2 billion, which will be used by Polish companies and institutions, has started its operations.
The inauguration of the project was attended by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the head of Google Sundar Pichai, who thanked the Prime Minister for their cooperation.
In February this year, the leader of the United Right and the head of the Internet giant held a teleconference. “We are aware that in connection with the military operations, the threat from Russia, also in the area of disinformation, has increased significantly. In recent days, a gigantic Russian disinformation activity, also conducted in Polish, has been noticeable,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said after the meeting. .
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Source: Gazeta
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