Google CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly sent a memo to all company employees on Election Day in the US. According to a report by The Washington Post, Pichai told employees in the memo that it is important for Google to remain a trusted source of information. “Let’s remember the role we play at work, through the products we build and as a business: to be a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief. We will and must maintain that,” Pichai told employees.
The tech giant has faced accusations of bias from former US president Donald Trump as well as Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Google has debunked those claims. Pichai said that employees have been working hard to ensure users get reliable information and thanked the employees. “Thanks to everyone working around the clock on these efforts throughout the campaign season and as votes are tallied,” he said.
Here’s Pichai’s memo (via The Washington Post) in full:
Hi Googlers,
Tomorrow is election day here and many in the U.S. will be heading to the polls to vote for everything from school board to judges to the Congress and President.
Teams across Google and YouTube have been working hard to make sure our platforms provide voters with high-quality and reliable information, just as we’ve done for so many other elections around the world — in fact, dozens of countries have held major, hotly contested elections this year, from France to India to the UK to Mexico and many more, with well over a billion people casting votes in 2024.
We should be proud of our work, and also of our teams’ efforts to keep campaigns secure, to deliver accurate information on where and how to vote, and to provide digital advertising solutions to campaigns. Thanks to everyone working around the clock on these efforts throughout the campaign season and as votes are tallied.
As with other elections, the outcome will be a major topic of conversation in living rooms and other places around the world. And of course, the outcome will have important consequences.
Whomever the voters entrust, let’s remember the role we play at work, through the products we build and as a business: to be a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief. We will and must maintain that. In that spirit, it’s important that everyone continue to follow our Community Guidelines and Personal Political Activity Policy.
Beyond election day, our work to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful will continue. Al has given us a profound opportunity to make progress on that mission, build great products and partnerships, drive innovation, and make significant contributions to national and local economies. Our company is at its best when we’re focused on that.
Thanks, Sundar
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