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Rupert Murdoch slams Google and Facebook over censorship
The chairman of News Corp has taken a swing at the world’s major tech giants accusing them of censorship and collusion
News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch has accused Google and Facebook of censorship, collusion and a lack of transparency
The media tycoon voiced concern over the corporate behaviours of the companies and called for “significant reform”.
He says “there is no doubt that Facebook employees try to silence conservative voices and a quick Google News search on most contemporary topics often reveals a similar pattern of selectivity — or to be blunt, censorship”.
Murdoch complained about digital ad market manipulation saying “publishers have been materially damaged, but companies have also been overcharged for their advertising and consumers have thus paid too much for products.”
In 2017 the two companies allegedly came to an agreement to give Facebook “information, speed and other advantages” in ad auctions in exchange for online ad space for Google on the social network.
Google and Facebook have denied any wrongdoing.