Google CEO says the company should be a ‘trusted source’ in the election

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees on Election Day to “remember the role we play” and make sure “the products we build” are “a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.”

“As with other elections, the outcome will be a major topic of conversation in living rooms and other places around the world,” Pichai said in an internal memo on Tuesday obtained by The Verge. “And of course, the outcome will have important consequences.”

“Whomever the voters entrust, let’s remember the role we play at work, through the products we build and as a business: to be a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief. We will and must maintain that.”

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