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Demand Fair and Transparent Email Filtering: End Algorithmic Bias in Political Communication
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Target: Google Inc. and the Federal Election Commission
Goal: We call on Google to ensure that its email filtering algorithms are transparent, equitable, and free from political bias, so that all political campaigns and organizations can communicate with voters on an equal footing.
Digital platforms play a pivotal role in modern democracy, serving as the primary means for political campaigns to reach and mobilize supporters. Allegations have surfaced that Gmail's spam filters are disproportionately flagging Republican fundraising emails as spam, while similar Democratic messages are delivered without issue. A 2022 study by North Carolina State University found that Gmail flagged 59% more Republican fundraising emails as spam than Democratic ones during the 2020 election.
This pattern, if left unchecked, undermines the core democratic principle of a level playing field in political discourse. Regardless of political affiliation, all campaigns must have equal access to digital communication channels. We demand that Google take immediate action to audit, disclose, and correct any algorithmic biases in its email filtering systems. Furthermore, we urge the Federal Election Commission to investigate and enforce nonpartisan standards for digital political outreach.
Key Demands
- Google must publicly disclose the criteria and algorithmic processes used in Gmail's spam filtering, especially as they pertain to political emails.
- Commission an independent, third-party audit of Gmail's spam filtering algorithms to identify and correct any political bias.
- Implement transparent appeal and review processes for campaigns and organizations whose emails are flagged as spam.
- The Federal Election Commission should establish clear, enforceable guidelines to ensure that digital communication platforms treat all political messages equally.
- Google must provide regular public reports on the delivery rates of political emails, disaggregated by party and campaign.
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