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Well those haven't had a couple decades of time working with the government to build regulations that suit them. They're early stage still.
by mlindner 5y ago
Well those haven't had a couple decades of time working with the government to build regulations that suit them. They're early stage still.
- Apocryphon 5y ago> Facebook and Amazon are now the two biggest corporate lobbying spenders in the country.[9] > Big Tech has eclipsed yesterday’s big lobbying spenders, Big Oil and Big Tobacco. In 2020, Amazon and Facebook spent nearly twice as much as Exxon and Philip Morris on lobbying. > Big Tech’s lobbyists are not just numerous, they are also among the most influential in Washington. Among the 10 lobbyists who were the biggest contributors to the 2020 election cycle, half lobby on behalf of at least one of the four Big Tech companies. Together, just these five lobbyists contributed over $2 million to the 2020 elections. https://www.citizen.org/article/big-tech-lobbying-update/ https://www.citizen.org/article/big-tech-lobbying-update/