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Re:Microsoft is using illegal bribes in the Middle East and ... by refurb on Friday April 14, 2023 @12:18PM (#35571258)
So when EFF raises funds to petition elected officials to protect privacy that’s bribery?

Because thats what lobbying is.

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Re:Microsoft is using illegal bribes in the Middle East and ... by zanellato19 on Friday April 14, 2023 @01:09PM (#35571926)
Lobbying has a veneer of legitimacy, but it is mostly for bribing.
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Re:Microsoft is using illegal bribes in the Middle East and ... by refurb on Friday April 14, 2023 @09:24PM (#35576805)
But bribery is illegal.

So i dobt understand what people mean when they say “lobbying is legal bribery”.

Please explain

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