WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson alleged that Gmail uses what the FTC calls partisan filtering and raised the issue in a letter, opens new tab to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, the regulator, opens new tab 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 said.
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"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 said.
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