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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Lorenzo Tondo and agencies

Missouri Republican says he is investigating Google for ‘censoring conservative speech’

Donald Trump on stage
Donald Trump has said he will seek the prosecution of Google if he wins the US election. Photograph: Jen Golbeck/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Missouri’s Republican attorney general has said he is launching an investigation into Google over allegations it was censoring conservative speech, as the tech corporation dismissed the claims as “totally false”.

“I am launching an investigation into Google for censoring conservative speech during the most consequential election in our nation’s history,” Andrew Bailey said in a post on X, without citing any example or evidence for his censorship claim.

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