Google defends its search engine against charges it favors Clinton

In this March 23, 2010, file photo, the Google logo is seen at the Google headquarters in Brussels. SAN FRANCISCO – Google defended itself against charges of political bias in its search algorithm after a video alleged it distorted display results for Hillary Clinton. Creators of the video on the YouTube channel SourceFed, which had accumulated over 15 million views on Facebook and nearly 300,000 on YouTube by Friday evening, alleged Google's search engine Autocomplete feature suppresses searches pairing the presumptive Democratic nominee with criminal activity. If someone types "Hillary Clinton cri," Google's search suggests phrases like "Hillary Clinton crime reform" and "Hillary Clinton crisis", said Matt Lieberman, host and writer for SourceFed, in the video. Yet after typing the same phrase on Yahoo or Bing search, suggestions on crimes and criminal activity are among the first suggestions, he notes.