The RNC had claimed it lost donor money due to a bias against conservatives.

Court dismisses GOP legal action against Google over Gmail spam blockers

Adriana MaraisAugust 28, 23election, Gmail, Google, Lawsuit, Spam

According to The Washington Post, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) against Google last year. The RNC had accused Google of political bias in relation to its Gmail spam filters. The judge stated that Google was protected by Section 230 of US law and that the RNC had not provided enough evidence to prove that Google acted in bad faith by filtering out campaign emails. According to the lawsuit, Google intentionally marked “millions” of RNC emails as spam, so the group is…

The company said it ‘carefully deliberated’ the reversal without explaining further.

News

YouTube updates misinformation policy to permit videos alleging fraud in the 2020 US election

Febin MathewJune 3, 23election, Google, YouTube

YouTube has made a surprising announcement on Friday afternoon, stating that denialism of the 2020 election is now acceptable. The company claims to have thoroughly considered this decision, but has not provided any details on why they have reversed their previous ban on content that disputes the election results. YouTube had initially prohibited such content in December 2020. YouTube has announced that it will no longer remove content that promotes false claims of widespread fraud, errors, or glitches in past US Presidential elections. The decision was made after the company…