Because Google and Facebook have the advantage of hindsight. They were able to take their time influencing and integrating with the government. Their corporate

Because Google and Facebook have the advantage of hindsight. They were able to take their time influencing and integrating with the government. Their corporate images are meticulously crafted in such a way as to not feel remotely like the cold, take-no-prisoners Microsoft of the 1990s. It's no mistake that Eric Schmidt is best buds with all manner of high-level USG folks, with Zuckerberg laying the groundwork for political office. Worst case in the latter scenario, Zuck abandons his political ambitions and ends up even more well connected than before. Not to mention each company's massive annual spend on lobbying, or any of the national security relationships they likely have.