Trump accuses Google of suppressing positive news about his presidency
Washington, Aug 28 : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Alphabet Inc.'s Google search platform of elevating critical news stories about his presidency at the expense of friendly conservative voices, declaring that it is a "very serious situation" that will be addressed.
Trump, in a pair of tweets early morning, said that a search in Google for "Trump News" yielded only "the viewing/reporting of Fake (News) Media".
"In other words, they have it rigged, for me and others, so that almost all stories and news is bad," he wrote.
"Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative and Fair Media is shut out," he wrote. "Google and others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation - will be addressed!"
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Efe news reported.
Asked to elaborate later on the administration's views on potential regulation of the search giant, Lawrence Kudlow, the Director of Trump's National Economic Council, said: "We'll let you know, we're taking a look at it."
Republicans have criticized social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter over their treatment of conservatives on their platforms. Last week, the President accused social media platforms of "silencing millions of people".
Earlier in the month, Trump also claimed that tech companies were "totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices", pledging that his administration "won't let that happen".
Accusations that Google tampers with search results are not new or uncommon. Those accusations took on a new life during the 2016 presidential election when some Conservatives claimed that the technology giant was censoring controversial subjects as part of an effort to purge the Internet of fake news reports.
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Annamalai withdraws from race for BJP Tamil Nadu President’s post, wishes well for successor
Coimbatore: BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai announced on Friday that he was not in the race for the post of the state chief of the party, adding that he had no intention of retaining his position as state president.
Addressing reporters here, Annamalai said that he was withdrawing in the best interests of the party, firmly refusing to comment on political speculation. He also wished well for his successor to the top post of the party in Tamil Nadu.
He stated that several members had contributed to the growth of the party and that the BJP was a party where an election and not competition was held any post in the party.
