Judge tosses RNC lawsuit accusing Google’s spam filters of bias

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) against Google, which accused the tech giant of illegally suppressing their emails through spam filters and exhibiting bias against conservative candidates. The judge ruled that the RNC did not provide sufficient evidence that Google acted in bad faith, and that Section 230, which protects digital platforms from third-party content lawsuits, also shielded Google in this case.

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