Google to block autocomplete suggestions for poll-related search

San Francisco: Google has announced to block autocomplete suggestions — that could be viewed as being for or against a particular candidate or party — in its Search platform ahead of the US presidential election in November.

Autocomplete suggests possible terms based on what a user starts typing in Google Search.

The tech giant said in a blog post on Friday that it will also remove predictions that could be interpreted as a claim about participation in the election like statements about voting methods, requirements, or the status of voting locations or the integrity or legitimacy of electoral processes, such as the security of the election.