Google is in the spotlight after internal emails show conversations between employees highlighting a desire to manipulate search results on the heels of President Trump’s controversial travel ban in order to mute conservative viewpoints and push ways to combat the ban. The emails indicate that Google employees suggested ways to “leverage” the search engine to combat what the tech giant staffers considered anti-immigration rhetoric and news. - Google spokespersonThe emails show Google staffers chatting about methods to alter the company’s algorithm to point users to pro-immigration organizations, lawmakers and agencies that fit the staffers’ political beliefs. Our processes and policies would not have allowed for any manipulation of search results to promote political ideologies,” a Google spokesperson said. “Google search results for ‘Trump News’ shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media.

Source: Fox News September 21, 2018 15:22 UTC