On Monday, Newsbusters posted an article about Google and election interference.
The article reports:
Google has been getting away with election interference for at least 16 years, and it is showing no signs of stopping.
MRC Free Speech America researchers compiled 41 times Google was caught interfering in U.S. elections, beginning in 2008, intensifying in 2016 and continuing into 2024. MRC researchers found carefully crafted studies and numerous reports (from 2008 through February 2024) that have consistently demonstrated the tech behemoth’s election meddling.
This is a partial list:
In 2008, Google endorsed the radical, young Sen. Obama and censored support for Sen. Clinton.
Google allowed users to smear then-leading GOP candidate for president Rick Santorum.
In 2016, Google employed both its algorithm and its “partners” in futile attempts to push Clinton over the finish line.
Researchers uncovered clear evidence of election interference in 2018.
In 2020, Google picked its favored and disfavored candidates and continued its biased censorship spree.
In 2022, Google placed its thumb on the scale by censoring candidates in key races, and it continued censoring media
The article also comments on the current election cycle:
- The 2024 election cycle is upon us, and Google has already begun interfering. MRC Free Speech America found that Google buried the campaign websites for every significant opponent of incumbent President Joe Biden (RFK, Jr. plus 15 Republican candidates). When searching for “Republican presidential campaign websites,” Google returned Democrat Mariane Williamson, but not former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and others.) Additionally, Google’s artificial intelligence Gemini (formerly Bard) has refused to answer prompts questioning two of Biden’s biggest weaknesses: the president’s mental health and the ongoing border crisis. The chatbot instead suggested the queries were election-related, which they are. “Elections are a complex topic with fast-changing information,” Gemini claimed in response. “To make sure you have the latest and most accurate information, try Google Search.”
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