Google Doubles Down on Claiming Political Neutrality, Despite Evidence to Contrary

Google Doubles Down on Claiming Political Neutrality, Despite Evidence to Contrary
Derek Slater, global director of information policy at Google, testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington on June 26, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Petr Svab
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After multiple sources corroborated the longstanding accusation that Google stealthily infuses its political preferences into its products, the company has continued to claim neutrality, leading to incongruous answers by its executives to lawmakers’ questioning.

A June 24 exposé by Project Veritas showed several Google employees and a cache of internal documents describing methods Google has used to tweak its products to surreptitiously push its users toward a certain worldview.

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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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