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Google Accused of Liberal Bias After Refusing Conservative Ads
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But just as RightMarch.com attempted to launch a new wave of ad buys with Google.com, much to their amazement, Google refused the paid ad. Greene took an existing anti-DeLay ad and changed the name "Tom DeLay" to "Nancy Pelosi" (a left-leaning Democrat) yet Google refused the anti-Pelosi ad and continues to run the anti-DeLay ads.
Greene said, "Simply put, Google is censoring conservative search ad results. Nancy Pelosi violated ethics rules far worse than what DeLay is accused of. All we did was to take a liberal ad and make it conservative. Isn't turnabout fair play?"
The official reason Google cited for refusing the ad was: "Google policy does not permit ad text that advocates against an individual, group or organization."
The question remains, said Greene, "If Google allows ads advocating against Tom DeLay, does this mean that Google does not recognize Tom DeLay as being a human being?"
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If they really did just that - take an ad against Tom Delay that Google was running, and substitute Nancy Pelosi's name, and Google then refused to run that ad, then it seems to me that Google has been nailed fair and square. Not to say they don't have a right to accept or refuse any advertising for any reason, but if their policy is this biased, then their customers, users, and readers should at least be aware that the bias exists.
Next question: Does it exist in the supposedly objective selections of Google News?
My hunch is that yes, it does.
Posted by Bill Quick
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