By Julia Johnson | Fox Business
Google admitted that autocomplete search results regarding the assassination attempt against former President Trump last month were prohibited by design and part of the company’s policy for “hypothetical political violence against current figures.”
FOX Business reported exclusively in July that Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., was launching an investigation into Google after its autocomplete search results did not register the assassination attempt against Trump on July 13, which was dominating the news. He questioned the company in a letter over the search function, asking about its algorithm and what decisions were made in the aftermath of the attack on Trump.
In its response to the senator, Google Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, US and Canada Mark Isakowitz listed the policies that guide the autocomplete function.