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Is this malice or stupidity? Does the FCC stand to gain anything by jeopardizing the health of the general public? Genuinely curious as I don’t know much about
by criticaltinker 5y ago
Is this malice or stupidity? Does the FCC stand to gain anything by jeopardizing the health of the general public? Genuinely curious as I don’t know much about the lobbying or incentives that would lead to such a situation.
- xbar 5y agoAjit Pai, the commissioner at the time, was an ex-Verizon executive appointed by a corporate-friendly President. The agency itself had nothing to gain, per se. Nor lose, really. There is a fair bit of speculation about who gained from its decisions during Pai's tenure and why.
- oliv__ 5y agoIf you simply follow the money, the Telecom/tech industry certainly has a pretty big incentive to dismiss any health concerns over wireless radiation. That and the fact that the FCC is basically a revolving door for Telecom executives. Draw your own conclusions
- neom 5y agoRevealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1Yg6XejyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1Yg6XejyE How Lobbying Became A $3.5 Billion Industry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZVfTCBUkgM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZVfTCBUkgM