Google has gone out of its way to attack conservatives. Americas PAC, a pro-life,conservative political action committee run by Tom Donelson, has fallen afoul of Google’s ad policies for creating and running pro-life ads. Americas PAC was permanently banned from advertising by Google on April 5.
The company informed Donelson in an email that “the account will not be reinstated,” and that any attempts to create a new account would result in another suspension. This was after the PAC ran two 10-second ads targeting Democrat senators for their votes against the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
The act would provide the survivors of abortions with immediate medical care once the baby was born, instead of them being left to die without care. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) voted against the Act.
The video ad included an image of a woman holding a baby, while a female voice said, “Democrat senators like Tina Smith oppose medical care for babies. I’m pro-choice, but why does that mean I have to oppose medical care for a baby?”
Google declined to comment as to why it suspended the account. In the initial email, Google wrote to Donelson, “Our support team will not be able to give you any more specifics on the suspension.”
Americas PAC appealed the suspension and argued that it was verified as an FEC Registered Political Action Committee. In a post on the Americas PAC website, Donelson said that “Google arbitrarily erected a digital wall between us and voters who use its platforms.”
Google has a long history of censoring content and sites that are pro-life. In 2008, the company took down ads from The Christian Institute, saying that “Google policy does not permit the advertisements of websites that contain ‘abortion and religion-related content.’” Later, it began to remove what it called “deceptive” pregnancy center ads, at the urging of NARAL Pro-Choice America.
