(10-04-2022, 10:54 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(10-04-2022, 10:03 AM)mikesez Wrote: Does the RNC have any right to avoid Google's spam filter? Should a judge interfere in a how a private company operates such an algorithm?  Is the government already interfering with this? I don't think they are.  They obviously track and intercept certain emails when they have a warrant, but otherwise, I don't think they interfere.  Do we want them to start?

If the FEC investigates and discovers the RNC's assertion is true, then it will be up to a judge to determine its veracity. 

...Republican Party officials told Fox News that Google’s "disproportionate suppression of Republican emails constitutes an illegal corporate contribution to Democrat candidates."...

It's a hairy situation for sure.  If the FEC is inclined to pursue that, Google will probably wish to avoid discovery at all costs and attempt to settle with the FEC and RNC.  Google will have to whitelist certain bulk emailers and everyone will see more spam.  But Google would prefer that because they do not want the details of their spam filter to be public because the spammers will use it to their advantage.

But this is speculative because I don't think the FEC wants to touch it.  RNC would need a really obvious smoking gun to make the FEC feel any urgency and they don't have one at this point.

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