Gabbard's campaign, Tulsi Now, Inc., has claimed a $ 50 million compensation from Google for "serious and continuing violations of Tulsi's free speech." In its lawsuit, the campaign claimed that Google used political advertising and search results to "help run the election" - the arguments of district judge Wilson Wilson were flatly debated.
Wilson dismissed the case and wrote that Gabbard "cannot determine how Google's regulations regarding its own platform are in any way in line with state election regulations." For Google, "a private company that does not matter," protection of freedom of expression with the first amendment does not apply. A week ago, another California court came to the same conclusion in a lawsuit filed by right-wing Prague U against YouTube.
In the event of an inappropriate time, Gabbard's account was suspended for some time after the first presidential debate because viewers sought information about an unknown candidate. In the lawsuit, Hubbard found that Google made its advertising account offline "in the midst of a critical period after the debate."
"Since at least June 2019, Google has used control of online political speeches to silence Tulsi Gabbard, a candidate whom millions of Americans want to hear," the case said.
Borrowing from baseless conservative complaints about technical censorship, Gabbard called a free advertisement political speech, the language that Facebook would later use to maintain its weak position in police advertising.
"This is a threat to freedom of expression, fair elections and our democracy, and I intend to fight on behalf of all Americans," Gabbard said in a statement at the time.
Gabbard also denied Google's dominance in search engines by expressing the nuances of antitrust technology from other democratic candidates. Political figures in both countries have captured anti-technological sentiment in recent years, and the lawsuit filed by the Hawaiian representative is just one example of a politically plausible attitude on the main technology platform.
After the incident, a Google spokesman said the platform automatically marked Gabbard's account for unusual activities, an error which he corrected a little later.
