Filings: Apple's US lobbying spend grew 44% YoY to $9.4M in 2022; Amazon's grew ~2% to $19.7M, Meta's fell 4.6% to $19.2M; Google spent $10.9M, Microsoft $9.8M
and engaged in astroturfing on top of it all Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg : Meta Lobbying Spending Dips as Job Cuts, Costs Surge Tweets: Amit Kumar / @akumar : lol lobbyist: what's our budget? functiona...
Sources: in a meeting, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde reassured staff and cried as she expressed concerns about how the company could change under Elon Musk
Monday was an emotional day at Twitter — even for its executives. — Shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought … Tweets: @brentscher , @aniceburrito , @jpmaheu , @anandwrites , @birnbaum_e , @hawley...
Sources detail Amazon's increasingly close relationship with the DOJ and FBI, as it tips off the agencies about employees and third-party sellers
Amazon has increasingly tipped off the Justice Department and FBI to investigate its own employees and the sellers using its platform, according to a POLITICO analysis. Tweets: @birnbaum_e , @dlippman...
How Internet Association's influence in DC is waning, driven by internal dysfunction and industry divides; IA's members include Google, Amazon, and Facebook
in a way that protects Facebook market share — while newer groups like Internet Works are more willing to hold firm. https://www.politico.com/... @politico : The declining prominence of the Internet A...
Survey of 1,504 tech employees across the US: 78% say the tech industry is too powerful, 40% say it does more harm than good, 73% support more AI regulation
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A look at Tim Wu's work on tech policy issues, from coining the term “net neutrality” to stints at NY AG's office, the FTC and Obama's NEC, and more
so long! Adam Kovacevich / @adamkovac : Incoming White House tech policy advisor @superwuster's truth bomb on Section 230: Repeal would hurt small platforms more than big ones: https://superwuster.med...
A look at Tim Wu's work on tech policy issues, from coining the term “net neutrality” to stints at NY AG's office, the FTC and Obama's NEC, and more
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DHS and the FBI are investigating a robocall and text campaign warning US voters to “stay safe and stay home”
Despite scattered reports … New York Times : Despite Fears of Violence, Election Day Proceeds Smoothly as Millions Line Up to Vote Kate Cox / Ars Technica : “Stay Home” robocalls to voters prompt FBI,...
Some Black restaurant owners say initiatives announced by delivery apps, like Uber Eats and DoorDash, to support Black-owned businesses have fallen short
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @birnbaum_e , @protocol , and @mcwm Tweets: Emily Birnbaum / @birnbaum_e : I wrote about the limits of the Uber/Doordash/Postmates initiatives to boost Black-owned...
Profile of Color of Change, a civil rights group pushing Big Tech on issues of race has gone from 1.7M members in May to 8M today
It felt hot in Brandi Collins-Dexter's attic, but nerves may have had something to do with it. — It was late June, and she was sitting in front of her computer … Tweets: @birnbaum_e , @issielapowsky...