Republican National Committee Sues Google Over Spam Filters

Less than three weeks before the midterm elections in the U.S., the Republican National Committee has sued Google — claiming Gmail is flagging the group’s fundraising emails as spam because of the RNC’s conservative views. The RNC filed a lawsuit Friday, Oct. 21, against Google in federal district court in California claiming the internet giant is “unlawfully discriminating against the Republican National Committee (‘RNC’) by throttling its email messages because of the RNC’s political affiliation and views.” The RNC asserted that Google’s political spam filtering has cost the org at least $75,000 in lost donations and alleged it faces long-term… Read Full Article