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Search Engines To Demote Pirate Sites
- BBC, Monday, February 20, 2017 8:21 AM
Search engines are pledging to make it difficult for UK Internet users to find pirated films and music and illegally streamed sport. Google and Microsoft's Bing have signed up to a voluntary code of practice and will ensure that offending Web sites are demoted in their search results. The entertainment industry reached the agreement with the tech giants after talks brokered by the government.
