Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws
As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
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Facebook Is Making Millions by Promoting Hate Groups’ Content
Despite a company policy banning hate speech, the social media giant has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018.
With A Conference In Colorado, Big Tech Woos Its Regulators
A think tank funded by Silicon Valley hosted key decision-makers for the industry’s future.
Op-Ed: After Slapping Facebook on the Wrist, Will Kohm Go Through the Revolving Door?
Over 75 percent of top officials at the Commission over the last two decades have either come from corporate interests confronting FTC issues, mainly in the tech industry, or left to take such corporate jobs.
The Facebook Settlement Amounts to Bribery of a Federal Agency
The FTC admitted taking a higher settlement figure from Facebook in exchange for declining to depose Mark Zuckerberg.
Op-Ed: Big Tech Has an App for Fighting Political Scrutiny: $$$$
As Big Tech has worked to establish its hard and soft power throughout Washington, this week's regulatory hearings showed signs that lawmakers' understanding of Silicon Valley's influence may be catching up.
As He Blocks Election Security Bills, McConnell Takes Checks from Voting Machine Lobbyists
The bills McConnell is blocking would subject the voting machine vendors to new cybersecurity regulations and could reduce their overall sales to states.
McConnell’s Tobacco 21 Bill Exposes States to Big Tobacco's Wishlist
McConnell has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the tobacco industry, and some of his former staffers now lobby for tobacco giant Altria.
Joe Biden, Net Neutrality Skeptic, to Attend Fundraiser Held by Comcast’s Top Lobbyist
As a senator, Biden took thousands from Comcast employees and did not back bipartisan net neutrality legislation.
How Kamala Harris Helped Her Hollywood Donors Censor the Web
Harris, who has taken more than $1 million in campaign contributions from the entertainment industry, was a key player behind SESTA-FOSTA, a bill that internet freedom advocates say threatens the open internet.