Google Search Results Protected by First Amendment, Report Says

JMH · May 10, 2012

Search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo are well within their First Amendment rights to pick and choose what type of search results they display - much like media outlets and publishers make editorial decisions, according to a new report.

The findings - commissioned by Google and produced by law professor Eugene Volokh - essentially suggest that those complaining about Google favoring its own products in search results do not have a valid argument.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404247,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05079TX1K0000993

Google Search Results Protected by First Amendment, Report Says

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