MEDIA/REGULATIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Tuesday [8-28-18] that the administration is ‘taking a look’ at imposing regulations on Google following President Donald Trump’s tweet Tuesday accusing the search giant of favoring news outlets critical of him in search results. Trump tweeted early Tuesday morning that Google’s search results show only reporting from what he labeled the ‘fake news media’…Kudlow was asked Tuesday during a brief exchange with reporters whether the Trump administration feels that “there needs to be some form of regulation for Google’…Kudlow’s remark followed a vague pledge from Trump to take steps against Google to rectify what he said is unfair treatment of conservatives by the company…Neither Trump nor Kudlow elaborated on what actions the White House might take. Tuesday’s outburst marked the latest instance of the rocky relationship between Trump and the media, which he often refers to as ‘fake news’ when outlets publish reporting he does not like. Trump has similarly accused social media companies of censoring conservative voices. Trump offered no evidence Tuesday to back up his claim that Google is favoring news that is critical of him and his administration. Many news outlets tailor their online content to Google’s algorithms in an effort to secure placement at or near the top of search results.”
–Rebecca Morin, “Kudlow: White House ‘taking a look’ at Google regulations,” Politico, August 28, 2018 11:30 am