Billionaire Elon Musk has raised concerns that Google’s failure to display search results related to the assassination attempt on former President Trump might be inappropriate.
Musk expressed his concerns on social media, pointing out that Google’s autocomplete feature did not include results for the shooting that occurred on July 13. Google has refuted claims of any measures taken to restrict those results.
“Incredible, Google seems to have a search ban on President Donald Trump.” Musk remarked. “Is this election interference?”
“They could find themselves in serious trouble if they meddle with the election,” he added in another post.
NY BALLOT INITIATIVE COULD RESTRICT PARENTS’ INFLUENCE ON CHILD’S TRANS SURGERY, CRITICS WARN IN HEATED CAMPAIGN
A representative from Google informed FOX Business that there was no “manual intervention regarding these predictions.”
META INTRODUCING AI DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR 2024 ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS
“Our systems are designed to protect against Autocomplete predictions linked to political violence, and they functioned correctly ahead of this tragic incident,” the spokesperson mentioned. “We are currently working on enhancements to keep our systems updated.”
Billionaire Elon Musk indicated that Google’s alleged suppression of search results pertaining to the assassination attempt on former President Trump could represent “election interference.” (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Google screenshots revealed recommended searches for past assassination attempts including that of former President Reagan and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, which triggered World War I, as well as the shooting of Bob Marley and the failed attempt on former President Ford.
GOOGLE TO IMPLEMENT AI DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR POLITICAL ADS DURING 2024 ELECTION CYCLE
Users reported that even the search term “Trump assassination attempt” returned no additional results from Google.
Screenshots from Google displayed recommended search queries for the attempted assassinations of former President Reagan and Archduke Ferdinand, whose assassination instigated World War I, along with the shooting of Bob Marley and the failed attack on former President Ford. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Once again, Big Tech is attempting to interfere in the election to support Kamala Harris,” Donald Trump Jr. stated on X. “This blatant act from Google is obviously intended as election interference. It’s absolutely disgraceful.”
A Google representative clarified that the autocomplete feature is simply a tool to assist users in saving time, and users can search for anything they wish.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
“After this tragic incident, people turned to Google seeking reliable information – we provided useful results and will continue to do so,” the company added.
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
