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Google stops donations to US Congress members who voted against election results

A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York city, US. [Reuters]

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it will not make contributions from its political action committee this election cycle to any Congress member who voted against certifying the results of the presidential election.

Earlier this month, following the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol, the tech giant had paused all political contributions to reassess its policies toward political contribution.

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