The Democratic presidential candidate claims the company stifled her speech when it suspended her campaign's advertising account.
Gabbard's campaign organization Tulsi Now, Inc. filed aon Thursday in a federal court in Los Angeles, claiming Google suspended the campaign's advertising account for six hours on Jun 27 and June 28, which disabled fundraising efforts and reaching could-be voters. The lawsuit also alleges campaign emails were placed in spam folders on Gmail at "a disproportionately high rate" compared with emails from other Democratic candidates.
The lawsuit comes as lawmakers and politicians from both sides of the aisle increasing scrutinize Big Tech's dominance. This week, the U.S. Department of Justiceit was probing large tech companies. Google's search business has been one highly scrutinized by politicians and industry competitors alike.
A Google spokesperson said in a statement that Gabbard's account suspension was a result of the company's automated systems. "We have automated systems that flag unusual activity on all advertiser accounts — including large spending changes — in order to prevent fraud and protect our customers," the Google spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. "In this case, our system triggered a suspension and the account was reinstated shortly thereafter. We are proud to offer ad products that help campaigns connect directly with voters, and we do so without bias toward any party or political ideology.
"Google's discriminatory actions against my campaign are reflective of how dangerous their complete dominance over internet search is, and how the increasing dominance of big tech companies over our public discourse threatens our core American values," Gabbard said in a"This is a threat to free speech, fair elections and to our democracy, and I intend to fight back on behalf of all Americans," Gabbard added.
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