In the memo, which was first reported by The Washington Post and later obtained by news portal The Verge, Pichai appreciated the extensive work done by teams across Google and YouTube to ensure that voters have access to accurate information on where and how to vote.
“We should be proud of our work, and also of our teams’ efforts to keep campaigns secure, to deliver accurate information on where and how to vote, and to provide digital advertising solutions to campaigns,” Pichai reportedly wrote in the memo.
He also pointed out that Google’s involvement in elections isn’t limited to the U.S., with the company having supported major elections across the world, including in France, India, the UK, and Mexico.
“Dozens of countries have held major, hotly contested elections this year, with well over a billion people casting votes in 2024,” Pichai said.While addressing the now concluded U.S. election, Pichai reminded Googlers of their broader responsibility, urging them to maintain Google’s role as a trusted source of information for people of all backgrounds and beliefs.
Here’s the Google CEO’s letter to his employees
Hi Googlers,
Tomorrow is election day here and many in the U.S. will be heading to the polls to vote for everything from school board to judges to the Congress and President.
Teams across Google and YouTube have been working hard to make sure our platforms provide voters with high-quality and reliable information, just as we’ve done for so many other elections around the world – in fact, dozens of countries have held major, hotly contested elections this year, from France to India to the UK to Mexico and many more, with well over a billion people casting votes in 2024.
We should be proud of our work, and also of our teams’ efforts to keep campaigns secure, to deliver accurate information on where and how to vote, and to provide digital advertising solutions to campaigns.
Thanks to everyone working around the clock on these efforts throughout the campaign season and as votes are tallied. As with other elections, the outcome will be a major topic of conversation in living rooms and other places around the world. 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.
In that spirit, it’s important that everyone continue to follow our Community Guidelines and Personal Political Activity
Policy. Beyond election day, our work to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful will continue.
Al has given us a profound opportunity to make progress on that mission, build great products and partnerships, drive innovation, and make significant contributions to national and local economies. Our company is at its best when we’re focused on that.
Thanks, Sundar
(With inputs from ToI)