Google dismisses Elon Musk's claim that autocomplete engaged in election interference

Google has responded to allegations that it "censored" searches about Donald Trump after Elon Musk baselessly claimed the company had imposed a "search ban" on the former president. The issues, Google explained, were due to bugs in its autocomplete feature. But Musk's tweet, which was viewed more than 118 million times, nonetheless forced the search giant to publicly explain one of its most basic features. "Over the past few days, some people on X have posted claims that Search is 'censoring' or...