EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content, including code

Re:EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content,... by IAmEveryone on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:23AM (#16592182)

There is no bribery. No money changes hands. Not even “campaign donations”, which is the US term for bribery.

Maybe it’s unfair that industry is better able to organize and make their case. But it’s not corruption, and not bribery.

Plenty of consumer-advocacy groups are also active in lobbying. Hell, this article by github is lobbying as well.

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Re:EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content,... by timrichard on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:55AM (#16592380)

Going back a bit, perhaps like the huge political encouragement to go Diesel, which - by amazing coincidence - suited the sunk research costs of the hard-lobbying French and German car manufacturers?

A pretty serious outcome for public health, but at least no money overtly changed hands.

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