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Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Sues Google for $50 Million
NY Times ^ | July 25 2019 | Daisuke Wakabayashi

Posted on 07/25/2019 7:04:05 PM PDT by rintintin

US Representative Tulsi Gabbard, the long-shot presidential candidate from Hawaii, said in a federal lawsuit that Google infringed on her free speech when it briefly suspended her campaign’s advertising account after the first Democratic debate in June.

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in a federal court in Los Angeles, is believed to be the first time a presidential candidate has sued a major technology firm.

In a twist that reflects Ms. Gabbard’s unorthodox political views, the claim that her speech was stifled by Google is similar to complaints made over the last year in Republican circles. Few Democrats have raised similar concerns.

(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: california; didyousearch; india; jamaica; kamalaharris
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1 posted on 07/25/2019 7:04:05 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: rintintin

Good target selection.

Google DO have deep pockets.


2 posted on 07/25/2019 7:05:32 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: rintintin

Tulsi Grabby.


3 posted on 07/25/2019 7:07:42 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: rintintin

Maybe she’s upset that they won’t use silkscreen for her face shots.


4 posted on 07/25/2019 7:08:41 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Paladin2

She’ll have to prove damages. $50M is a stretch. But, it got her in the news so maybe it’s advertising.


5 posted on 07/25/2019 7:08:50 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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Google Executive: “We are big fans of yours.”
Tulsi: “Really? Will you donate money to my campaign?”
Google: “We’d like to, but there are restrictions. We really can’t give all that much, you know. But we have a better idea.”
Tulsi: “What do you have in mind?”
Google: “We will blatantly censor you after the first debate.”
Tulsi: “Errrrrrr, how does that help me?”
Google: “Well, you sue us for, let’s say, $50M. We’ll settle out of court for $30M.”
Tulsi: “I approve this plan.”


6 posted on 07/25/2019 7:09:29 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: rintintin

So how about the outright bans on conservatives?


7 posted on 07/25/2019 7:09:35 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: Poison Pill

Any significant settlement will buy a lifetime supply of surfboards [and likely Woody Wagons to haul them].


8 posted on 07/25/2019 7:11:00 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: rintintin

Amazing how it is Google being “nasty” when it’s the demoncrats getting pronged just a little... But a whole different story when conservatives get ten times the treatment...


9 posted on 07/25/2019 7:13:19 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: rintintin

Oh my. It’s one thing to turn on your media allies when the political enemy is beaten. It’s quite another when they aren’t.

I hear the new Bond movie is going to be called “All the Popcorn in the World.”


10 posted on 07/25/2019 7:13:34 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: 2banana

So how about the outright bans on conservatives?

If she wins, she’ll set a powerful precedent for conservatives to bring similar claims


11 posted on 07/25/2019 7:13:48 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: 2banana

We should join her and make it a class action lawsuit.


12 posted on 07/25/2019 7:13:50 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Paladin2

She should sue for 10 times more.

They will do this to GOP candidates, too, guaranteed.


13 posted on 07/25/2019 7:13:59 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL! Now _that’s_ cynical! Follow the money!


14 posted on 07/25/2019 7:15:32 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: rintintin

She won’t win.


15 posted on 07/25/2019 7:16:04 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: rintintin

My concern is that this will turn into a sue-and-settle the Obama administration had with environmentalist groups. The liberal nonprofit sues to get some policy enacted that couldn’t pass democratically. The court “settlement” demanded land be ruled off-limits or passed some other regulation that never went through Congress.


16 posted on 07/25/2019 7:16:17 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

They will do this to GOP candidates, too, guaranteed.

Isn’t Silicon Valley already strategizing to kneecap Trump in 2020? If Tulsi lawsuit scares Google, we all gain


17 posted on 07/25/2019 7:17:18 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: rintintin

it getting too late for the feds to break up these trusts which have conspired to influence the election.


18 posted on 07/25/2019 7:18:39 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Sounds plausible. I wish it didn’t.


19 posted on 07/25/2019 7:27:14 PM PDT by mumblypeg
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Interesting way to get a campaign contribution


20 posted on 07/25/2019 7:28:39 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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