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Multiple FEC laws where companies are barred from electioneering in kind, which is exactly what is alleged to be happening here. Political activity by companie
by writepub 7y ago
Multiple FEC laws where companies are barred from electioneering in kind, which is exactly what is alleged to be happening here.
Political activity by companies is regulated. A petroleum company cannot offer in-kind donations of "unlimited" gas to a candidate, without flouting FEC campaign contribution and electioneering laws. Likewise, Google cannot artificially prop-up, or suppress a candidate without breaking FEC regulations
- roywiggins 7y agoThat has nothing in particular to do with whether Google is a monopoly or not, though. Google doesn't graduate into being regulated by the FEC just because it's big.
- writepub 7y agoTulsi and the article are specific in their mention of Google's 88% market share, because it is material to her being heard in 2019, when most of our communication is online. The FEC has no mandate to regulate monopolies, but when a monopoly with the power to manipulate elections violates electioneering laws, it automatically becomes the most egregious offender, and the focus of any logic based decision making at the FEC. Obviously, these are still allegations, but Tulsi has won many elections over 15 years, and her campaign is likely seasoned in managing Google advertising accounts. Which is why her allegations seem believable, given her overt criticism of Google, and Google employees' support of other candidates
- dragonwriter 7y ago> Tulsi and the article are specific in their mention of Google's 88% market share They can be as specific as they want, but it's immaterial as to whether a law was broken. It may be material, if a law was broken, to the argument for particular degree of damages, and it's certainly key to Gabbard’s ploy for free media independent of any legal relevance it has.