Tech billionaire and Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has added to his ongoing criticism of Alphabet Inc.'s Google and the broader debate on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
What Happened: Musk flagged concerns that one of Google's extensive user-facing services is allegedly biased towards the left. He reposted a tweet by podcaster Tim Pool where he claimed "Google is rigging the 2024 election."
According to a survey by media agency AllSides, Google News reportedly curated 63% of stories from sources which were either rated "Left" or "Lean Left."
In contrast, 6% of the stories were from media sources which were rated either "Right" or "Lean Right," while 16% were from sources rated "Center" and the remaining 15% were from unrated sources.
Essentially, nearly ...