Overview

• Targeted Victory says it informed Google on June 30 before running controlled tests in June–July that routed emails with WinRed links to spam while identical messages with ActBlue links arrived normally.
• A July 22 screenshot from a Google support exchange shows staff labeling WinRed links as “suspicious” and displaying red warning banners to users.
• Google spokesperson José Castañeda maintains that its spam protections use multiple safety signals and apply equally to all senders regardless of political ideology.
• Legal challenges to similar allegations in 2023, including an FEC complaint and an RNC lawsuit, were dismissed, reflecting the difficulty of proving partisan intent in automated filtering.
• Advocates warn that the opaque nature of email moderation can directly affect campaign fundraising reach and underscores calls for greater transparency in algorithmic decision-making.