Google under scanner over 'search ban' on Donald Trump, controversy erupts over missing autocomplete suggestions
Op IndiaOn Sunday, American billionaire Elon Musk took to X to inform that Google has imposed a ‘search ban’ on Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/dJzgVAAFZA — Elon Musk July 29, 2024 In the meantime, the Republican US Senator Roger Marshall accused Google of withholding information about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks. It doesn’t simply display the most common queries on a given topic.” The tech giant states that it prevents ‘predictions’ that may violate its policies pertaining to search, including – Dangerous content Harassing content Hateful content Sexually explicit content Terrorist content Violence and gore Vulgar language and profanity As such, it is quite possible that the assassination bid on Donald Trump did not feature due to the preventive features of Google autocomplete. However, when Trump’s name was used Autocomplete offered no suggestions whatsoever.” “Even the keywords “Trump assassination attempt” yielded no additional terms from Google,” added The New York Post.
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