Responding to President Donald Trump, Google says its search is not used to set a political agenda and the results are not biased toward any political ideology.
The Latest on President Donald Trump’s complaints about tech companies (all times local):
10:45 a.m.
Responding to President Donald Trump, Google says its search is not used to set a political agenda and the results are not biased toward any political ideology.
Google said Tuesday that when users search for content, « our goal is to make sure they receive the most relevant answers in a matter of seconds. »
The Mountain View, California-based tech company says it makes « hundreds of improvements » to its algorithms every year to ensure « high-quality content » is returned in response to users’ queries.
Adds Google: « We never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment. »
On Twitter on Tuesday, Trump accused Google — without evidence — of « suppressing » conservative voices and « hiding information » and good news.
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10:25 a.m.
President Donald Trump is tweeting fresh complaints that tech companies are « suppressing » conservative voices and « hiding information » and good news. He cites no evidence for the claim, which echoes both his own attacks on the press and a conservative talking point.
Trump tweeted on Tuesday that « This is a very serious situation-will be addressed! »
His top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, tells reporters that the White House is « taking a look » at whether Google searches should be subject to some regulation.
Trump has made similar complaints in the past, but on Tuesday he specifically targeted Google. Trump complained in a pre-dawn tweet that a search for « Trump News » on Google « shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake New Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED. »
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8:15 a.m.
President Donald Trump is promising to address what he says is the « very serious situation » of social media companies « suppressing » conservative voices and « hiding information » and good news.
Trump has made similar complaints recently, but he targeted Google on Tuesday. Trump said in a pre-dawn tweet that included a typo that a search for « Trump News » on Google « shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake New Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. »
He adds, « Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? »
Trump also claimed without evidence that 96 percent of the « Trump News » search results are from « National Left-Wing Media. »
He says this « very serious situation-will be addressed! »
Mountain View, California-based Google had no immediate comment.
