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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by guerrilla on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @08:42AM (#38263168)
No, this is just more doublespeak that ignores what's actuallygoing on. Corruption is the correct word.
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by sofixa on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @08:55AM (#38263304)
In the EU, lobbyists need to get registered.

Here's a few examples of registered organisations that lobby the EU:

* the Electronic Frontier Foundation https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultatio...

* the Mozilla Foundation https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultatio...

Do you think it's corruption when they inform the EU of the risks of legislation (like eIDAS) and fight against potential loopholes (successfully in the case of eIDAS)?

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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by guerrilla on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:29AM (#38265481)
I think in general it is corruption. That's what 99% of lobbying is. Rare exceptions don't change that.
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by michaelteter on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:37AM (#38265634)
As my partner is an animal welfare lobbyist, I am qualified to say that not all lobbyists are corrupt or pedaling corruption.
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