[thedevil]

Out of curiosity, I looked for their policies on misinformation.

I could see some potential risks here but it still seems reasonable to me:

> Demonstrably inaccurate content

> YMYL content that contradicts well-established expert consensus

> Debunked or unsubstantiated conspiracy theories

This part, I imagine, is a bit more controversial:

> pages that potentially spread hate, cause harm, or misinform or deceive users, should receive the Lowest rating.

[ppod]

I think the first few are problematic too. Which conspiracy theories? Moon landing, pizzagate, Epstein? No idea where to draw a line there.

Demonstrably inaccurate? I doubt they remove young earth creationists. It seems easy at first, but it doesn't take long to find a lot of gray areas.

[skybrian]

This is going to be based on conventional wisdom. The evaluators are a biased representation of general public. What do most people think are conspiracy theories?

Despite all the policy guidelines, in the end it's not just a legalistic decision but more like a survey to see what people think.

If you're running a search engine, you need to track of what people think somehow, or you'll totally miss things like cultural issues.