Re:Elizabeth Warren Proposes Breaking Up Tech Giants Like Am...
by earenndil on Friday March 08, 2019 @11:26AM
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> Companies that seemed to genuinely support net neutrality
Which companies were those? Netflix and google both made statements that they support net neutrality, but I didn't see them lift a finger to do anything about it: it seems to have been mostly a pr move.
Re:Elizabeth Warren Proposes Breaking Up Tech Giants Like Am...
by duxup on Friday March 08, 2019 @11:30AM
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That's my point. I don't feel like we've seen tech companies really lobby on a level where there is any impact on the national level.
Re:Elizabeth Warren Proposes Breaking Up Tech Giants Like Am...
by fcarraldo on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:29PM
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FAANG are outlobbying most other industries, they're just doing it to influence issues that aren't currently gathering much scrutiny or media attention.
> Google said it lobbied on dozens of issues, reflecting how integral its services have become to American lives and commerce. The filing cited privacy, data security, antitrust, taxes, tariffs, trade, the opioid crisis, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, immigration, the future of work, encryption and national security.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-22/google-se...
Re:Elizabeth Warren Proposes Breaking Up Tech Giants Like Am...
by ChrisAntaki on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:49PM
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Netflix added banners promoting net neutrality to their website if I remember correctly.
Have we seen tech company lobbyists really push a lot of weight around? Companies that seemed to genuinely support net neutrality didn't seem to have much of any impact / participate all that much.