Google accused of manipulation of the U.S. political situation

In 2012, Google’s investment in political lobbying became the second largest in the United States, second only to General Electric of the United States. In order to gain more influence, the company did not hesitate to spend money on a large scale: There are about 140 commercial institutions, propaganda institutions and think tanks in the United States listed on the company's "remuneration list", a large number of young lawyers, writers and scholars in various fields Was "buy." The company’s large lobby groups and political contributions have quietly infiltrated into the U.S. Congress and, to a certain extent, directly affected the U.S. bipartisan legislators. Former US Republican lawmaker and incumbent Google’s chief political lobbyist, Susan Molina, once stated that the policy making of the US political community in the high-tech field is crucial to the development of high-tech companies. If policy makers do not have enough understanding of Google’s business, the company needs to “have someone to speak for” in the political circle.

In addition to spending money, Google also sought to get bipartisan members by providing free training and taught them how to use Google's software products to discover potential voters and supporters.

Google's investment has effectively transferred to the company's Internet policy discussions. In 2011, Google was facing an anti-monopoly investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). From 2011 to 2012, Google Corporation contacted the head of the George Mason University’s Center for Law and Economics Research through a relationship and assisted the organization in organizing three seminars involving Internet search technology and invited FTC members to participate in the seminar. . At the conference, the tone of the speakers was generally favorable to Google. In January 2013, the FTC's investigation into Google's investigation ended. Five committee members unanimously voted that Google is not involved in illegal operations. According to informed sources, George Mason University’s Center for Law and Economics Research is a unit on Google’s “remuneration list”, which has received a large amount of money from Google Inc. in each of the past few years.