In what many social media users see as Big Tech's latest move to align with Donald Trump, Google temporarily removed Joe Biden from its 'US Presidents' search results. According to The Independent, searches for terms like 'US Presidents,
Social media users claimed omitting Joe Biden's name was big tech's latest attempt to cosy up to Donald Trump.
In a recent incident, Google suffered a technical glitch that briefly erased former US President Joe Biden from its list of American Presidents. The problem, which was subsequently blamed on a 'data error,' triggered a heated debate on the tech giant's capacity to manage politically sensitive information.
Despite Google's prompt resolution, the glitch prompted some social media users to allege foul play, speculating that the omission could be a deliberate move to favour Donald Trump. Google has not commented on these claims, maintaining that it was a technical issue rather than intentional interference.
A Google glitch led to the temporary omission of former US President Joe Biden’s name from the US Presidents search results.
Users began sharing screenshots on X/Twitter about the apparent anomaly while conducting a cursory search on the Sundar Pichai-led tech giant’s search engine. “ Google has deleted Joe Biden for real ,” netizens alleged.
Users Wednesday night noticed Google search results omitted President Joseph Biden from list of U.S. presidents.
For a brief period early Thursday Google’s search results for "US Presidents" erased Biden from history, listing Trump as the last two-term president.
Former President Joe Biden's name was missing from Google's search results, prompting the company to blame a "data error" on Thursday.
In what many social media users see as Big Tech's latest move to align with Donald Trump, Google temporarily removed Joe Biden from its 'US Presidents' search results. According to The Independent, searches for terms like 'US Presidents,
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