Google Accused of Political Bias in Spam Filtering Political Emails; New Proposal Could Change That

Google Accused of Political Bias in Spam Filtering Political Emails; New Proposal Could Change That
The multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google's logo on a tablet screen in Moscow on April 15, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
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Alphabet Inc. looks to allow polling updates, merch solicitations, and frantic fundraising pleas during election season after it realized that it filtered too much spam, Bloomberg reports.

Alphabet proposed suspending Gmail spam filters on messages from political parties and candidates to “enhance user and bulk sender experience” to the Federal Election Commission.