The Trump administration is “taking a look” into regulating Google, according to National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow.
Kudlow’s revelation comes amid the growing Internet censorship of conservatives before mid-term elections.
“We’ll let you know. We’re taking a look at it. We’ll let you know,” he told reporters on Tuesday when asked if the president is taking action against the tech giant.
Q: "Does the president believe or does the administration feel that there needs to be some form of regulation for Google?"@larry_kudlow: "We'll let you know. We're taking a look at it." pic.twitter.com/H2yF4adlQR
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 28, 2018
Kudlow’s response was related to Trump blasting Google early Tuesday morning.
The president said he received thousands of complaints from conservatives who say the search giant is suppressing their voices by burying search results for conservative web sites and videos on Google and YouTube respectively.
Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2018
….results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & 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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2018
The president was also referring to a recent report by PJ Media that suggested Google was promoting left-leaning, establishment media sources on their Google News searches in favor of conservative and libertarian outlets.
“Trump has turned his fire on Silicon Valley in recent weeks, following an unprecedented crackdown by platforms like Twitter and YouTube against conservative and anti-establishment content,” reported Breitbart. “He has said it is ‘dangerous’ for social media platforms to ban accounts, and has accused social media platforms of discrimination against conservatives and Republicans.”
Google CEO Runs From Congressional Subpoena as Trump Vows Action https://t.co/tV20AJkxcM
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 28, 2018
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