Google Says Polymarket Bets Showing Up in News Was an 'Error'

Polymarket’s betting results briefly appeared alongside legitimate news articles on Google News before being removed, according to a spokesperson for the search engine. The incident occurred when users began seeing links to the platform’s markets tied to current events in their news feed. According to Ned Adriance, Google has policies in place to ensure sites meet specific criteria to be included in its news aggregation feature, and it appears that Polymarket temporarily breached these guidelines. Polymarket is a betting platform focused on emerging topics such as science, technology, and futurism. The company’s ties to current events were previously evident through the inclusion of links to its markets in Google News. However, Google has now taken steps to remove these results from its search engine, citing an “error” on its part.