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FTC claims Gmail filtering Republican emails threatens “American freedoms” | FTC chairman revives GOP claims previously rejected by judge and election agency.
FTC chairman revives GOP claims previously rejected by judge and election agency.
Ferguson sent a letter yesterday to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, accusing the company of "potential FTC Act violations related to partisan administration of Gmail." In January 2023, the Federal Election Commission rejected a related RNC complaint that alleged Gmail's spam filtering amounted to "illegal in-kind contributions made by Google to Biden For President and other Democrat candidates." Ferguson's letter quoted a portion of the article that said Google was "caught this summer flagging Republican fundraising emails as 'dangerous' spam—keeping them from hitting Gmail users' inboxes—while leaving similar solicitations from Democrats untouched."
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