{"id":685047,"date":"2025-08-14T13:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-caught-flagging-gop-fundraiser-emails-as-suspicious-sending-them-directly-to-spam-memo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:45:19","slug":"google-caught-flagging-gop-fundraiser-emails-as-suspicious-sending-them-directly-to-spam-memo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-caught-flagging-gop-fundraiser-emails-as-suspicious-sending-them-directly-to-spam-memo\/","title":{"rendered":"Google caught flagging GOP fundraiser emails as &#8216;suspicious&#8217; &#8211;sending them directly to spam: memo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eaed120a01\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eaed120a01\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-caught-flagging-gop-fundraiser-emails-as-suspicious-sending-them-directly-to-spam-memo\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_caught_flagging_GOP_fundraiser_emails_as_%E2%80%98suspicious_%E2%80%93sending_them_directly_to_spam_memo%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google caught flagging GOP fundraiser emails as &#8216;suspicious&#8217; &#8211;sending them directly to spam: memo&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_caught_flagging_GOP_fundraiser_emails_as_%E2%80%98suspicious_%E2%80%93sending_them_directly_to_spam_memo%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google caught flagging GOP fundraiser emails as &#8216;suspicious&#8217; &#8211;sending them directly to spam: memo&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F08%2F109550982.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Google is at it again \u2014 and GOP campaign donations could be a casualty.<\/p>\n<p>The search giant has been caught this summer flagging Republican fundraising emails as \u201cdangerous\u201d spam \u2014 keeping them from hitting gmail users\u2019 inboxes \u2014 while leaving similar solicitations from Democrats untouched, a consulting firm warned.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s despite repeatedly sparking headlines and lawsuits in recent years over the allegedly partisan practice. Last year, a federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee that complained of biased email filtering.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Targeted Victory said Gmail was leaving Democratic fundraising emails untouched. <span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2023, the Federal Election Commission dismissed an RNC complaint alleging discrimination in Gmail\u2019s spam filters.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Targeted Victory \u2013 whose clients include the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rep. Steve Scalise and Sen. Marsha Blackburn \u2013 said it observed that the \u201cserious and troubling\u201d trend was still going on as recently as June and July of this year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Gmail has been flagging emails containing links to the fundraising platform WinRed and \u201cin many cases, sending them directly to spam,\u201d according to a copy of the memo to clients exclusively obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Targeted Victory conducted tests in which emails containing links to the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue were delivered without issue. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p2lmcwAJfcc\">memo included video demonstrations of the firm\u2019s tests. <\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Gmail is allowed to quietly suppress WinRed links while giving ActBlue a free pass, it will continue to tilt the playing field in ways that voters never see, but campaigns will feel every single day,\u201d the memo said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Targeted Victory said Google flags GOP fundraising emails as \u201cdangerous.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Targeted Victory<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The memo could fuel new allegations of political bias against Google \u2013 which was accused by Elon Musk in March of interfering \u201cto help Democrats thousands of times every election season.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Critics including President Trump have accused Google of manipulating search results to hurt Republicans and even of suppressing information of the assassination attempt against Trump last year. The company has strenuously denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>When reached for comment on Wednesday, Google spokesperson Jos\u00e9 Casta\u00f1eda said the company\u2019s \u201cemail filter protections are in place to keep our users safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey look at a variety of signals \u2013 like whether a user has previously marked an email as spam \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly equally to all senders, regardless of political ideology,\u201d Casta\u00f1eda said in a statement. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The company said it\u2019s \u201cemail filter protections\u201d are meant to keep \u201cour users safe.\u2019 <span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A 2022 study by researchers at North Carolina State University found that Gmail flagged 59% more Republican fundraising emails as spam than Democratic ones during the leadup to the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe observed that the [spam filtering algorithms] of different email services indeed exhibit biases towards different political affiliations,\u201d the researchers said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Targeted Victory said it first informed Google about the issue on June 30 after receiving complaints from its clients. The company initially \u201cdeflected\u201d by \u201cblaming local settings\u201d for the email issues, according to the memo.<\/p>\n<p>The consulting firm\u2019s tests involved sending identical emails through Gmail, with the only difference being that one contained a WinRed donation link and the other contained an ActBlue link. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republicans have accused Google for years of political bias. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe only difference between the two emails was the link,\u201d the memo said. \u201cActBlue delivered. WinRed got flagged. That is not a coincidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis held true even for major accounts, including Trump and Elise Stefanik links, compared to DNC links.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After weeks of back and forth with Google, the company\u2019s support team acknowledged that links to WinRed were deemed \u201csuspicious\u201d and flagged with a \u201cred warning banner\u201d alerting users that it was \u201cpotentially suspicious or unsafe,\u201d according to a screenshot of a July 22 email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis should alarm every campaign and committee that relies on email to connect with voters,\u201d the memo said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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