Google Ordered to Produce Autocomplete Docs in Bias Lawsuit

A court has ordered Google to produce specific documents related to its search engine's autocomplete feature. The order was made public recently, and it includes a list of tasks for Google to complete by certain deadlines.

The Associated Press reported that the order was issued in a federal lawsuit filed against Google by several plaintiffs who claim that the company's search engine autocomplete feature is biased towards conservative viewpoints. The plaintiffs argue that this bias has led to harm to their reputations and livelihoods.

The court-ordered documents include information about how Google's algorithm determines what words are suggested in its autocomplete feature, as well as data on how often certain terms are searched for. The deadline for producing these documents is July 20th, according to the order.