Google is denying Elon Musk’s claim that autocomplete interfered with the election

Google has hit back at allegations that it “censored” Donald Trump’s searches after Elon Musk bluntly said the company had placed a “search blackout” on the former president. Google explained the bugs in its autocomplete feature that caused the problems. But Musk’s tweet, which has been viewed more than 118 million times, forced the search giant to publicly explain one of its core features.

Google added that the strange suggestions of “president Donald” were caused by “an extreme political bug.” It also affected searches related to former President Barack Obama and other political figures.

— Matt Smith

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