RNC’s Spam Filter Fiasco: Google Wins Court Battle Again
The RNC’s legal campaign against Google for allegedly filtering its campaign emails into spam has been dismissed. Judge Calabretta ruled Google’s actions were for ‘commercial reasons’ and not illegal. This marks the second failed attempt by the RNC to prove Google’s algorithm discriminates against Republicans.
Hot Take:
Looks like Google just spam-filtered their way out of another courtroom showdown with the RNC. Guess even cyberspace has room for some courtroom drama. Lights, camera, algorithm!
Key Points:
- The RNC’s lawsuit against Google was dismissed with prejudice by Judge Daniel Calabretta.
- The RNC claimed their emails were spam-filtered more than their Democratic counterparts.
- Judge ruled that Google’s actions were for ‘commercial reasons’ and not an ‘illegal corporate contribution’.
- Previous similar claims by the RNC were also dismissed.
- Google denies any political bias in its email filtering algorithms.
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