``Are we turning the Internet into a tabloid, destroying the truth? How do you protect the truth when we have witnessed so many character assassinations?''
Schrage said Google is ``content neutral'' and is making a major effort to help all campaigns and commentators get their message out. ``For us, one question is: How do we democratize the dialogue without exacerbating the ugliness?''
He had few answers, but suggested that self-policing of content is getting better, and robust technology makes it easier to counter inaccurate information. And hate speech, Schrage said, can also generate a backlash.
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