Google To Livestream Republican Convention Despite Protests
It is official – Google is the official livestream service provider for the upcoming Republican Convention, which the company confirmed according to a report in (function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); Google has remained neutral and has not declared support for any Republican or Democratic nominees. Their decision to official sponsor this year's Republican Convention however has been hounded by protests and opposition from activist groups. According to another report in Fortune, as the company announced their decision, protesters gathered outside their headquarters in Mountain View, California, armed with 500,000 signatures in an attempt to convince Google to withdraw from the convention. Activist groups are primarily in opposition of the leading Republican nominee, Trump, who has been making controversial comments about various ethnic groups and women. Mary Alice Crim of the Free Press Action Fund said, "We want Google to pull all of their support for a Trump-led Republican national convention. We're asking for that to be immediate, and we do hope after today's petition delivery [the company] will talk with us." Google did not follow other companies like Coca-Cola who said that they were not contributing as much to the convention this year compared to 2012 for fear of "public backlash." The Fortune report however cited that if Google were to pull out as livestream provider, this would not give millions of citizens a chance to take part in the democratic process just because they will not be able to watch the convention.
