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WASHINGTON (TND) — Does Amazon's Alexa have a preference for president this election cycle? Some Republicans think so.
On Tuesday, people took to social media posting videos of themselves asking Alexa first why they should vote for Donald Trump and then why they should vote for Kamala Harris. The videos show Alexa giving very different answers.
When asked about voting for Trump the Amazon device gave answers like, "I cannot provide responses that endorse any political party or its leader." When asked about voting for Harris, Alexa answered, "While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris the most significant may be that she is a female of color with a comprehensive plan to address racial justice."
Amazon called this an “error that was quickly fixed.”
A Trump campaign spokesperson calls it “big tech election interference.”
Amazon employees have overwhelmingly donated to Harris this year by a factor of 10-to-1.
Many in the GOP view this as another example of Big Tech tipping the political scales to favor candidates they prefer.
Earlier this summer, Google was accused of blocking search terms related to the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Meta was slammed for adding an “altered” label to some highly circulated photos of Trump in the moments after the shots were fired.
Conservatives have also widely criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the $300 million he donated in 2020 intending to ensure safe elections during a pandemic. His critics said the so-called "Zuckerbucks" benefitted Democrats more than Republicans.
In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee last week, Zuckerberg said the donations he and his wife gave were intended to be nonpartisan. He reaffirmed his commitment to political neutrality writing, “I don’t plan on making a similar contribution this cycle.”
Democrats also feel targeted by Big Tech, pointing to when X, now owned by Trump supporter Elon Musk, temporarily locked an account for a group supporting Kamala Harris in the middle of a successful fundraising campaign.
Polling by the Pew Research Center this spring found that 78% of all Americans think Big Tech has too much power and influence in politics.
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