OPINION: Could Google sway the presidential election?
Google wants Americans to be more involved in the 2016 election. And it’s optimizing its search engine to make sure they are.
The Alphabet Inc. subsidiary will provide users with information about the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, including a live stream of the events and “relevant” social media posts, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to vote in their state, Jacob Schonberg, Google Product Manager, announced Friday on the search engine’s official blog.
Though this new tool is meant to encourage Americans to take a more active part in the presidential election, critics are leery of the search engine giant, as well as other Silicon Valley powerhouses, involving themselves in the election at all.