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Google pulls news grant to Hungary propaganda outlet

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AFP San Francisco
Last Updated : Apr 04 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

Google on Wednesday confirmed that it dropped plans to give news grant money to a Hungarian website known as a propaganda platform for the authoritarian government in that country.

Origo website parent New Wave Media Group was dropped from a list of those in line to receive grants from a Digital News Innovation Fund program in Europe "to help journalism thrive in the digital age."

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First Published: Apr 04 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

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