FTC chair warns Google about Gmail's 'partisan' spam filters
10 days ago
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- Andrew Ferguson, FTC chair, alleges Gmail's spam filters have partisan effects favoring Democrats.
- Ferguson's letter to Alphabet CEO cites complaints about Gmail flagging Republican fundraising emails as spam but not Democratic ones.
- Google responds that Gmail's spam filters use objective signals and apply equally to all senders regardless of political ideology.
- Conservatives frequently claim unfair treatment by digital platforms, including Gmail, with past complaints dismissed by courts and the FEC.
- A federal judge recently blocked an FTC investigation into Media Matters, calling it retaliatory.
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