Gabbard Campaign Sues Google Over Suspending Ads, Suppressing Free Speech

Gabbard Campaign Sues Google Over Suspending Ads, Suppressing Free Speech
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) speaks during the 2020 Public Service Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 3, 2019. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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Search engine giant Google is denying wrongdoing after being sued for $50 million for allegedly undermining Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s (D-Hawaii) campaign by suspending its online advertising after Gabbard’s attention-grabbing performance in the first candidates’ debate June 26.

“We filed a lawsuit against Google because no tech monopoly or any other entity should have the undue influence to suppress freedom of speech and unfairly impact elections. If Google can do it to me, they can do it to you,” Gabbard wrote on Twitter on Sept. 10.