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Gmail Uses 'Partisan Filtering,' FTC Chair Alleges

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Thursday, 28 August 2025 03:52 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson alleged that Gmail uses what the commission calls "partisan filtering" and raised the issue in a letter to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company, the regulator said on Thursday.

"My understanding from recent reporting is that Gmail's spam filters routinely block messages from reaching consumers when those messages come from Republican senders but fail to block similar messages sent by Democrats," the letter released by the FTC asserted.

Google has denied similar claims from Republicans and conservatives in the past.

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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson alleged that Gmail uses what the commission calls "partisan filtering" and raised the issue in a letter to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company, the regulator said.
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