Democrats question Google’s Trump talks over censorship lawsuit
The US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during the approved of a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to lead Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, at the Washington, DC, USA, at the Washington, DC, USA, at the Federal Housing Finance Agency at the National Economic Council and Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Annabelle Gordon | Reuters
Senate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts Google and President Donald Trump, which contains the possibility of censorship lawsuit in exchange for potentially appropriate treatment from the administration.
In a letter sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Youtube CEO Neal Mohan on Thursday, Senators asked the managers about a lawsuit filed by Trump more than four years ago, accusing the online video platform with illegal censory.
After January 6, 2021, the case stemmed from the suspension of Trump’s accounts on social media sites from the attack on the US Capitol. Trump filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Youtube later in that year.
Senators emphasized the reports of a court filing He shows that the lawyers representing Youtube and President Trump since May “have entered productive controversy”. In this file, the two sides asked the judge to delay the hearing of the June Court until September 8th.
“We are concerned that Google’s federal competition, the protection of the consumer, the protection of the consumer, and the full accountability to violate the business laws, the possibility of solving the case against YouTube in a Quid-Pr-R-rank regulation to prevent conditions that may cause the company to be detained from federal bribery laws,”
Twitter (now x) and facebook (now Meta) This year’s lawsuits with Trump settled for about $ 10 million and $ 25 million respectively. Trump’s 2021 case demanded censorship contrary to the constitution after the accounts were suspended. A judge rejected his Twitter case in 2022, but Trump objected.
Under 1996 Communication Status LawSocial media platforms are allowed to alleviate content on their platforms and to be exempted from responsibility for the material published by users.
Senators, in their letters, Google’s government brought by the US government in more than one unjust labor and antitröst cases, said the defendant. He also pointed out the company’s donation of $ 1 million to President Trump’s opening fund and that Pichai participated in the opening of the President. Dined with him Mar-a-lago.
Google is faced with the potential to be divided into pieces after losing an antitröst case by the Ministry of Justice last year for Google’s domination during the search.
The company argued that all kinds of disintegration can lead to the US technology competition in China. The judge is expected to decide on penalties this month.
Senators, Google’s National Labor Relations Board, said there are several open cases for unfair labor practices.
“The company has important interests in almost every aspect of the federal government from tax policy to energy and environmental policy and much more.” “Google takes advantage of how the federal government progresses on these issues, and Google can solve this case in the hope of securing the appropriate results to the company.”
Despite their calls for an answer, democratic senators have the ability to take action while controlling the White House as well as both houses of the Congress.
Google did not make a comment immediately.
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