Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say

Newly filed internal documents show how Google viewed its work with schools as a way of turning children into lifelong customers — while the company simultaneously acknowledged research suggesting that YouTube, one of Google’s main platforms, can be unsafe and distracting. In a 2018 presentation, one slide noted that the public sees YouTube as problematic…

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Sen. John Barrasso says Trump isn’t violating the Constitution by banning reporters from the White House

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday downplayed concerns that President Donald Trump may have violated the Constitution when reporters from Politico, MS NOW and CNN were banned from covering the White House on Saturday. Asked directly whether the president had violated the Constitution, Barrasso said, “No, I believe the press has an obligation to report…

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