melsilva retweeted
The effect of the social media age ban on young creators is likely to be devastating - evidence from YouTube says this likely means no more Troye Sivans and will remove an important pathway for young musicians and filmmakers to find audiences
Today at I/O, @Google’s annual global developer conference, we shared that our partnership with the @CSIRO helped build an innovative AI model to protect our Great Barrier Reef. Learn more → goo.gle/3l2afUx
#GoogleIO #Australia #digital
What people are saying about Australia’s proposed News Media Bargaining Code @google blog.google/products/news/wh…
melsilva retweeted
Today, Google News Showcase is rolling out in the U.K. and Argentina, expanding our support for quality journalism and local, national and independent publishers. blog.google/products/news/go…
melsilva retweeted
With the news moving faster than ever, it's clear that journalism is an essential way to keep people informed. Today we are excited to announce we are rolling out an initial version of Google News Showcase to benefit users and publishers in Australia. 1/ goo.gle/2Mzpsie
It's not just Google who have concerns about the Draft Media Bargaining Code. blog.google/around-the-globe…
We've reviewed the new legislation and want to make Google’s position on the Media Bargaining Code clear. There have been changes, but there are still elements that remain unworkable. We still believe there is a path to #AFairCode read more on our blog
blog.google/around-the-globe…
melsilva retweeted
Over the past few years we have partnered closely with the @EU_Commission and @VeraJourova in the fight against disinformation. The global pandemic has shown that people need reliable information more than ever.
Democracy cannot be taken for granted. Many of today’s problems are amplified with the world going online. We must respond to this in a truly European way.
Today, we present the European Democracy Action Plan
#EUDemocracy
➡️ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
melsilva retweeted
2 months ago we launched Google News Showcase to help people find quality news, and since then the number of participating publications has nearly doubled. Some updates on how we’re improving the experience for readers & publishers. @googlenews
blog.google/products/news/go…
melsilva retweeted
Proud to announce our biggest commitment to the future of news yet: the launch of Google News Showcase - a new kind of news experience for publishers and readers - along with a $1 billion global investment in partnerships with publishers.
blog.google/outreach-initiat…
melsilva retweeted
This is a program that I helped create many years ago, and it still inspires me every year, go Sharon!
Congratulations to this year’s #DoodleForGoogle winner, Texas 5th grader Sharon Sara, whose artwork stars on the Google homepage today! 🎨🏆
→ goo.gle/2EAXkaC
melsilva retweeted
This week, we’re introducing the COVID layer in @GoogleMaps, a tool that shows critical information about COVID-19 cases in an area so you can make more informed decisions about where to go and what to do. blog.google/products/maps/na…
