Google gets blamed for Indian election results

[hinduwoman]

And now Google has to run around denying it fixed Modi win

Google has reportedly denied reports that it fixed the Lok Sabha elections.

Computer Business Review appeared more certain with the "How Google search results are influencing elections" headline for its version of the story, the Guardian reported.

However, the company vehemently denied the claims saying that providing relevant answers has been the cornerstone of Google's approach to search from the very beginning.

A Google spokesperson said that the search engine's results reflect what's on the web, and the company rigorously protects the integrity of its algorithms, adding that if Google changed its course, it would undermine people's trust in its results and company.

A press release put out on 13 May by the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, an independent research organisation based in California created a furore around the topic when it released a report headlined "Could Google have fixed the Lok Sabha elections? A landmark new study in India shows it's possible," the report added.

Apparently the Indian voters are so vulnerable to the zombie rays spreading from google search rankings that they allowed themselves to be manipulated to vote for someone bad for them. The study is here,
But never fear, the organizers want to protect all such vulnerable groups

An "equal-time" law, as well as strict regulation and monitoring of politically-related search rankings, might be necessary to protect the electorate from undue influence.

Is this some rival company of google's? Or another quasi-govt. organization obsessed with trying to control the internet?