Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk once again commented on the biasedness of Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL, after a social media user shared a 2022 report accusing the tech giant of costing GOP candidates donation money.
What Happened: On Monday, a user on X, formerly Twitter, shared a Fox News report stating that a study revealed that since 2019, Google classified 77% of fundraising emails from Republican candidates as spam, resulting in over $2 billion in lost donations for them.
In contrast, Gmail designated less than 11% of fundraising emails from Democrats as spam during this period.
The research, based on Republican conclusions from a North Carolina State University study, was shared by the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, and National Republican Senate Committee.
Musk responded to the user, "Sounds very biased."
In a separate post, Musk responded to a user who shared a screenshot of the New York Post article titled, "Google ‘interfered' in US elections to help Democrats 41 times since 2008: Report."
The report was further corroborated by Fox News, which cited the study from the Media Research Center.
In response, Musk stated that the article "understates the magnitude of the problem."
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He said that Google intervenes to support Democrats on multiple occasions during every election season. "This is to be expected when their censorship (aka "Trust & Safety") teams have far left political views."
Why It's Important: Last month, Musk raised concerns about alleged left-leaning bias in Google News. At the time, a survey by media agency AllSides suggested that Google News curates 63% of its stories from sources categorized as “Left” or “Lean Left.”
Meanwhile, only 6% of the stories came from sources labeled “Right” or “Lean Right,” with 16% from “Center” sources and the remaining 15% from unrated sources.
After Google's Gemini AI controversy, Musk has been criticizing the Sundar Pichai-led company for what he perceives as its biased behavior and censorship. He also proposed his own AI chatbot, Grok, as a potential alternative, asserting that it will adhere strictly to truthfulness.
He said earlier, “Rigorous pursuit of the truth, without regard to criticism, has never been more essential.”
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