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From Fox Business: Google admitted that autocomplete search results regarding the assassination attempt against former President Trump last month were prohibited by design and part of the company’s policy for “hypothetical political violence against current figures.”
FOX Business reported exclusively in July that Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., was launching an investigation into Google after its autocomplete search results did not register the assassination attempt against Trump on July 13, which was dominating the news. He questioned the company in a letter over the search function, asking about its algorithm and what decisions were made in the aftermath of the attack on Trump.
In its response to the senator, Google Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, US and Canada Mark Isakowitz listed the policies that guide the autocomplete function.
“We do not allow predictions that can be interpreted as accusations against individuals or groups of serious malevolent acts, where there is a lack of well-established or expert supporting evidence,” he said.
Sharing an page from the letter he received from Google, Sen. Marshall announced, “Weeks after the assassination attempt that left President @realDonaldTrump withincentimeters of his life, @Google is still defending its misinformation, declaring the assassination attempt a ‘hypothetical act of political violence.’
“Google’s top executives must come before the Senate Homeland Committee IMMEDIATELY. We are launching a full investigation into Google’s litany of failures & history of suppressing conservative viewpoints. Time for accountability- time for top-down subpoenas.”
Weeks after the assassination attempt that left President @realDonaldTrump within centimeters of his life, @Google is still defending its misinformation, declaring the assassination attempt a ‘hypothetical act of political violence.’
Google’s top executives must come before the… pic.twitter.com/sXypavwOsl
— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) August 14, 2024
BREAKING.🚨
Google responds to Senate inquiry by @RogerMarshallMD over search suppression of Trump’s assassination attempt.
The Big Tech firm claims that its search engine prohibits searches that predict violence or harm against current political figures.
A quick search for… pic.twitter.com/wDuFWPsr6g
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) August 14, 2024
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