Senator Cruz Pressed Google to Change Content Policies: Politico

Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz had an one-on-one meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month, Politico reports, citing the senator.

• Cruz tells Politico that he pushed Pichai on “policies that should be implemented” regarding content
  • He “explicitly and unambiguously” told Pichai that his committee would press Google on what he called the company’s ongoing efforts to throttle conservative content
• A Cruz spokesperson did not respond when asked by Politico about specific policy shifts the senator is pushing Google to make
• A Google spokesperson declined to comment to Politico on Cruz’s description of the meeting with Pichai

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