In March, a report said that over the past 16 years, Google had interfered in US elections 41 times. report From the watchdog group Media Research Center.
MRC Free Speech America Researchers recently released a new report titled “Since 2008, Google has interfered in US elections 41 times,” highlighting instances in which the tech giant allegedly boosted left-wing candidates and censored opponents. revealed.
“Google’s extensive and deliberate effort to interfere in U.S. elections over the past 16 years is unacceptable and represents the greatest threat to American democracy today,” said MRC Founder and Chairman Brent Bozell. There is,” he said.
The watchdog group said Google’s “influence has increased dramatically” and argued that the company’s interference has continued to increase over the years.
“In each case, Google harmed candidates, regardless of party, who threatened left-wing candidates of their choice,” the report’s summary reads. “Google executives have leaked information that the tech giant never intended to make public. Google is using its “enormous power, resources, and influence” to promote left-wing values. It means that there is.”
The MRC claimed that Google helped then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) secured a victory over then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (DN.Y.) won the 2008 primary by censoring blog authors who supported her. The tech giant once again led Obama to victory over then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney (Republican) in 2012.
“In 2016, Google used its algorithms to filter out potentially damaging autofill results, while not doing the same for then-candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. , endorsed Clinton,” the report said.
The watchdog group also said Google censored former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) by disabling her advertising account. Google denied the claims and said its automated systems detected the unusual spending activity and the issue was resolved within six hours. new york post report.
The MRC accused the technology company of suppressing media coverage critical of President Joe Biden and blocking Republican fundraising emails.
Google’s artificial intelligence program Gemini reportedly refused to answer Biden’s “biggest weakness.”
“In 2022, Google filled most Republican campaign websites in 12 competitive Senate races (10 of the 12 did not rank in the top 6 of search results, and 7 did not rank first in search results. “Also, 61% of articles on the Google News homepage linked to left-wing news outlets,” the report added.
So far this year, the MRC has found that Google has embedded search results for Mr. Biden’s leading opponents, including Mr. Trump and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The watchdog group said the tech giants are “fulfilling their 2016 promise to never let conservatives win again.”
The MRC is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to launch an investigation into Google based on the report’s findings. The group claims the company violated the constitutional rights of Americans. The group also urged people to stop using Google products and choose other alternatives.
Google denies the allegations in the MRC report.
A company spokesperson said in a post: “There’s nothing new here, just a recycled list of many baseless and inaccurate complaints that have been debunked by third parties and lost in court.” told the paper.
“There is a long history of left-wing politicians making similar claims,” the spokesperson continued. “We have a clear business incentive to keep everyone using our products, so we don’t want to introduce bias or inaccuracies into our products, and we have a safe and secure approach to ensuring this. We are taking measures.”
“Many conservatives have been particularly successful in leveraging our platform to spread their messages to a wide audience,” the Google representative added.
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