Elon Musk on Monday accused Google of meddling in the election over its autocomplete search results for Trump.
Musk stepped up his criticism of Google and his bias against former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Google Autocomplete controversy, with Musk and other conservatives pointing out that Trump was conspicuously absent from autocomplete suggestions for phrases like “assassination attempt” and “President Donald,” despite the recent assassination attempt on Trump.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 29, 2024
The issue gained widespread attention after Musk shared a screenshot showing unexpected autocomplete suggestions like “President Donald Duck” and “President Donald Reagan” rather than directly referencing President Trump. “Wow, Google bans searches for President Donald Trump! Election interference?” Musk said. I have written On Twitter.
Musk's concerns resonated with many, especially with the election coming so close, and led to accusations of election interference and bias. Debate raged on platforms like Twitter, with Donald Trump Jr. and others echoing his sentiments about deliberate manipulation by the tech giant.
Google has banned searches for President Donald Trump!
Election interference? pic.twitter.com/dJzgVAAFZA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 29, 2024
“Big Tech is trying to meddle in our election again to help Kamala Harris,” Trump says Posts “We all know this was deliberate election interference by Google. It's vile,” he tweeted Sunday.
Google has acknowledged that there are issues with its autocomplete feature and has publicly assured them that they are actively working to improve it. (Related: Elon Musk denies plans to donate $45 million per month to pro-Trump super PAC)
“Autocomplete is currently not working as intended for some searches involving the names of past presidents and the current vice president,” a Google spokesperson said. Said NBC News. “We're investigating these anomalies and working on improvements that we hope to roll out soon. Our autocomplete system is dynamic, so predictions change based on common and trending queries.”
