Facebook, Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon all donated $200,000 to create a $1m fund to oppose the California Consumer Privacy Act (although Facebook has since

Facebook, Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon all donated $200,000 to create a $1m fund to oppose the California Consumer Privacy Act (although Facebook has since withdrawn its opposition) i was surprised to see this since big tech companies and their employees are a cash cow for the state of California. makes me wonder if, because of all the heat and backlash directed to FB for the 2016 election results, what we're seeing is a real sea change in California politics. or maybe just the appearance of a sea change. the state (and political campaigns) still need that big-tech cash...