Google Rejects Claim It Urged Think Tank to Fire Vocal Critic
- Barry Lynn praised EC’s record fine against Google in June
- New America think tank said it wasn’t pressured to fire Lynn
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Google rejected the claims of a vocal critic on Wednesday who said the company had played a role in ousting him from a think tank after he openly praised the European Commission’s decision to fine the tech giant in June.
“We don’t agree with every group 100 percent of the time, and while we sometimes respectfully disagree, we respect each group’s independence, personnel decisions, and policy perspectives,” said Riva Sciuto, a spokeswoman for the Alphabet Inc. unit, referring more broadly to groups that Google funds.