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> Which big US tech company is partly owned by the United States government with such powerful decision making capabilities? The golden share is not the equiva
by OrvalWintermute 4y ago
> Which big US tech company is partly owned by the United States government with such powerful decision making capabilities?
The golden share is not the equivalence of direct ownership, it is rather a control mechanism.
Just like how much of our BigTech is controlled to an extent by the US govt, and how previously, congress was able to trade on insider information.
Now, when we are talking control/ownership, are you asking for directly, or indirectly, or controlled?
Most obvious of course is https://www.iqt.org/portfolio/ https://www.iqt.org/portfolio/
A list of companies that got acquired can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel
This is to say nothing of other huge amount of federal funds, or the soft control exerted through politically connected billionaires which is actually one of the preferred mechanisms in both Russia, and the US. Us with our bigtech billionaires, in Russia with their Oligarchs.
On a daily basis, section 230 reminder threats are being used against BigTech to remind them that they still work for the Establishment political parties.
Here is a singular example, of which there are hundreds or more.
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/10/does-section-230-s-sweeping-immunity-enable-big-tech-bad-behavior https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/10/does-section-230-s-s...