WASHINGTON >> Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson alleged that Gmail uses what the FTC calls partisan filtering and raised the issue in a letter to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, the regulator said today.

“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.

A Google spokesperson said Gmail’s spam filters apply equally to all, regardless of political ideology.

Google has denied similar claims from Republicans and conservatives in the past.

Republicans have long accused big tech companies of discriminating against and suppressing conservative vi

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