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<\/a><\/p>\nLeaked internal documents reveal that Google maintains a blacklist preventing\u00a0certain news outlets from appearing in search results for news or other specific sections, according to the\u00a0Daily Caller<\/strong><\/span><\/a>‘<\/strong><\/span><\/em>s J. Arthur Bloom<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n What this means is that while search results from blacklisted outlets will still appear in the generic “ten blue links” portion of search results – targeted sites will not be allowed in sections such as\u00a0“top news” or “videos,” according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n “The purpose of the blacklist will be to bar the sites from surfacing in any Search feature or news product. It will not cause a demotion in the organic search results or de-index them altogether,” reads the policy document.<\/span><\/p>\n Of note, Zero Hedge was removed from Google’s\u00a0<\/strong>News<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0category after the 2016 US election<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the\u00a0Caller<\/em>, the blacklist includes several conservative websites, including Gateway Pundit, Conservative Tribune (a subsidiary of the Western Journal), American Spectator and more, for violating the search giant’s “misrepresentation policy” and “good neighbor policy.”<\/span><\/p>\n Two official policies dubbed the \u201cmisrepresentation policy\u201d and the \u201cgood neighbor policy\u201d inform the company\u2019s \u201cXPA news blacklist,\u201d which is maintained by Google\u2019s Trust & Safety team. \u201cT&S will be in charge of updating the blacklist as when there is a demand<\/strong>,\u201d reads one of the documents shared with The Daily Caller.<\/span><\/p>\n