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Autumn Johnson | June 19, 2022

U.S. lawmakers urged Google to “fix” abortion searches.

Reuters reported that Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) were among 14 senators and seven House lawmakers -- all Democrats -- who signed the letter to…

Brian Bradley | June 15, 2022

Twenty-seven Senate Republicans led by Sen. John Thune (R-SD) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would ban email providers from using algorithms that mark certain political campaign emails as spam.

Fox News Digital noted that…

Autumn Johnson | June 14, 2022

Google offered to allow ads from rival companies to settle an antitrust investigation.

CNBC reported that the company hoped this action would avoid a fine from a European Union antitrust investigation:

The European Commission…

Autumn Johnson | June 13, 2022

A Google engineer claimed an artificial intelligence bot that belonged to the company came to life. And then the company put him on administrative leave.

Google engineer Blake Lemoine told the Washington Post that the tech giant’s…

Catherine Salgado | June 13, 2022

Google sponsored a disturbing LGBTQ+ “Pride” and drag event in Austin, Texas, which was billed as “family-friendly,” according to the Rainbow on the Creek web page.

The “Rainbow on the Creek” event in Austin’s Waterloo Park said on its…

Autumn Johnson | May 31, 2022

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Texas law that aims to prevent discriminative censorship on social media platforms.

The decision did not rule on the merits of the law but instead placed it on hold until federal courts decide…

Brian Bradley | May 26, 2022

Another day yields another liberal news story that protects Big Tech from allegations of election interference to benefit the left.

Just days after Politico defended leftist Google from allegations of election interference, The Washington…

Catherine Salgado | May 26, 2022

The Orwellian Disinformation Governance Board, also called the Biden administration’s “Ministry of Truth,” is just the latest in a list of eight times that government has wielded tech to target Americans invasively.

Among other actions,…

Brian Bradley | May 20, 2022

UPDATE: This piece has been updated to reflect that Senator Cruz provided MRC Free Speech America with a statement.

Months ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Google leadership reportedly ignored GOP senators’ legitimate questions about…

Heather Moon | May 12, 2022

Big Tech worked tirelessly to silence pro-life voices, but the censorship can’t stop the Supreme Court from overturning bad precedent.

A grievous Supreme Court document leak indicated that the court may overturn Roe v. Wade. Big Tech and…

Autumn Johnson | May 11, 2022

Google announced Wednesday that it launched “Google Pay,” a system that enhanced the company’s program that accepted payments virtually.

TechCrunch reported that Google had the “Google Wallet” for years, but a company spokesperson said…

UPDATE: The Ruth Sent Us website remains operational, but Google removed the map containing the six Supreme Court justices' residential addresses. Users who attempt to access the map on the Ruth Sent Us site will find a notice that reads "[t]his…

Brian Bradley | April 29, 2022

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a tweet by MRC President and founder Brent Bozell about the FEC filing and underlying North Carolina State University study.

Three powerhouse conservative political groups are pushing the…

Autumn Johnson | April 24, 2022

Last week, The Epoch Times reported on yet another case of censorship involving basic biology as Google allegedly censored an app that promoted “womanhood.”

The Times said the ad claimed that “womanhood is a birthright.”…

Catherine Salgado | April 18, 2022

The U.S. government targeted undercover journalism outfit Project Veritas, including through secret orders to Apple, Google and Microsoft, Reclaim The Net reported.

Reclaim The Net shared several different documents that reportedly reveal…

Autumn Johnson | April 5, 2022

Research from N.C. State University indicated that Google’s anti-spam algorithm overwhelmingly labeled emails from right-wing candidates as “spam.” The paper, titled A Peek into the Political Biases in Email Spam Filtering Algorithms During US…

Autumn Johnson | April 2, 2022

Google threatened to demonetize publishers for “dissent" on Ukraine.

Publishers received a message from Google warning that it would not monetize content that “exploits, dismisses, or condones” the war in Ukraine.

Deadline…

Catherine Salgado | April 1, 2022

Google finally added a mention of Donald Trump’s presidency to his “about” section on the search results page. The change came months after MRC Free Speech America exclusively reported that former President Donald Trump was one of only two U.S.…

Autumn Johnson | March 30, 2022

Big Tech faced yet another blow from the Department of Justice.

Originally reported by The Wall Street Journal, the DOJ sent letters to members of the congressional judiciary committees and asked them to support an antitrust bill that…

Catherine Salgado | March 28, 2022

Former Google CEO and tech billionaire Eric Schmidt was reportedly involved with Biden’s White House science office in a way that raises serious ethical concerns.

Politico reported that former Google CEO and leftist billionaire Schmidt…