Microsoft's Relationship with NewsGuard

Key Points

• Microsoft promised to disavow NewsGuard's censorship tool but it is still listed in Microsoft's Search Coach tool for children.
• Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz played a significant role in pushing Microsoft to distance itself from NewsGuard.

Pros

• Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz led an investigation that pushed Microsoft to distance itself from NewsGuard's censorship tool.

Cons

• NewsGuard's biased rating system is criticized for stifling intellectual diversity and hindering critical thinking among young students.

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