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- 18:48, 11 February 2022 diff hist +653 N Amazon and the Auto Industry Created page with "* Amazon was already making in-roads in the auto industry and had the most to gain from AV deliveries. In June 2020, Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.2 billion to design autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. In December 2018, Zoox Inc. received the first California permit to transport vehicles in self-driving cars. * In October 2020, Amazon unveiled its first all-electric van built by electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, with an expected 10,000 vans on roads as soon as 2022,..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:46, 11 February 2022 diff hist +735 N Amazon and Small Business Created page with "* Amazon’s monopoly has allowed it to raise fees on third-party sellers by 11% from 2015 to 2020. Additionally, Amazon uses data from its third-party sellers to launch competing products and undercut the work of small businesses. Third-party sellers have reported that Amazon can arbitrarily suspend their accounts, leading to a “death knell.” Because of this, some third-party sellers fear retaliation from Amazon. * In 2018, Amazon and Apple struck a deal that led to..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:46, 11 February 2022 diff hist +795 N Amazon and Consumers Created page with " '''Self-preferencing as a harm to consumers''' * European Governments Crack Down On Self-Preferencing Behavior From Big Tech * The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for breaking antitrust law by self- preferencing – incentivizing third-party merchants to use it proprietary fulfillment system. ** In addition to the fine, Italian regulators ordered Amazon to offer third-party merchants the same sales and visibility opportunities as merchants using its fulf..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:44, 11 February 2022 diff hist +1,859 Big Tech and Taxes Tag: Visual edit
- 18:43, 11 February 2022 diff hist +4 Main Page →Big Tech Wiki Page Tag: Visual edit
- 18:42, 11 February 2022 diff hist +3,619 N Big Tech and Algorithmic Bias Created page with "* Recent Movement From U.S. Cities To Push Back On Algorithmic Bias ** District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine introduced a bill to bar companies from using discriminatory algorithms in key areas, including access to employment, education, housing, healthcare, insurance and credit. *** Racine observed that algorithms can “reflect and replicate historical bias, exacerbating existing inequalities and harming marginalized communities.” ** New York City Council..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:41, 11 February 2022 diff hist 0 Main Page →Big Tech Wiki Page Tag: Visual edit
- 18:40, 11 February 2022 diff hist +33 Main Page →Big Tech Wiki Page Tag: Visual edit
- 18:39, 11 February 2022 diff hist +1,181 N Big Tech and Taxes Created page with "* A Study By Fair Tax Mark, A British Organization That Certified Businesses For Good Tax Conduct, Found That Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, And Microsoft Had A Combined “Tax Gap” Of More Than $100 Billion From 2010 To 2019. * “Tax Gap” Referred To The Difference Between A Company’s Tax Provisions, Or Amount They Set Aside For Taxes In Their Financial Reports, And The Amount They Actually Paid To The Government. * 2010 – 2017: The Six Companies Exa..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:37, 11 February 2022 diff hist +25,201 N Big Tech as the New Big Tobacco Created page with "* REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BEGAN TO VIEW BIG TECH IN THE LIGHT BIG TOBACCO WAS, WITH ONE SAYING THE COMPARISON WAS “AN APPROPRIATE ANALOGY” ** Lawmakers like Republicans Ken Buck and Cynthia Lummis and Democrat Ed Markey compared Facebook and Big Tech to Big Tobacco. Markey described Instagram as “that first childhood cigarette, meant to get teens hooked early.” Lummis agreed that comparing Facebook and Big Tech to Big Tobacco was an “appropriate analogy.” R..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:25, 11 February 2022 diff hist +1,340 N Big Tech Lying to Congress Created page with "* Big Tech ** 2018: Senate Intelligence Committee Report Concluded That Social Media Companies Including Facebook, Twitter & Google “Misrepresented Or Evaded” In Statements To Congress About Russian Influence. * Facebook ** 2021: Facebook Exec Claimed No Internal Concealment Of Docs – Later Reporting Showed Facebook Locking Down Internal Message Boards. ** 2021: Blumenthal: Facebook Provided “Clearly Evasive And Misleading Answers” On Teen Mental Health And..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:24, 11 February 2022 diff hist −2 Big Tech and Anti-Vax Misinformation Tag: Visual edit
- 18:23, 11 February 2022 diff hist +9,589 N Big Tech and Anti-Vax Misinformation Created page with "* COVID vaccine misinformation continues to proliferate on social media and has driven down vaccination rates, leading to a major uptick in COVID cases in the U.S. * The World Health Organization has ranked vaccine hesitancy as a top threat to global health. The U.S. Surgeon General said misinformation on COVID vaccines presented “a clear and present danger” to those who needed to be protected from COVID. Dr. Fauci went so far as to say that Smallpox and Polio wouldn..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:18, 11 February 2022 diff hist +9,261 N Big Tech and Spanish Language Misinformation Created page with "* Big Tech Companies Have Enabled Spanish Language Misinformation To Spread Across Social Media, Prompting Outrage From Activists And Lawmakers. ** Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have made it easy to share dangerous misinformation online, and the issue has only worsened due to the polarized political climate in the United States. While big tech companies have made strides to combat the spread of misinformation, their efforts have fallen short..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:17, 11 February 2022 diff hist +5,880 N Lack of Latinos in Big Tech Created page with "* Apple ** Since releasing workforce demographic data in 2014, Hispanic and Latino workers have consistently been underrepresented in tech & leadership roles at Apple. ** 2014 data found that only 6% of Apple executives were Latino, while 64% were white. ** 2015 data once again found that Apple leadership was overwhelmingly white, and that company had failed to increase Hispanic representation in its workforce. Wired: Apple remained “mostly male and white, especially a..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:12, 11 February 2022 diff hist +2,698 N Big Tech and Climate Created page with "All Four Big Tech Companies Are Major Purveyors Of Climate Misinformation: * Amazon: In 2021, Amazon’s algorithm promoted books denying the existence of climate change. * Apple: Apple does not allow users to report episodes in its Podcasts app for misinformation. A search of “climate change fake,” “climate change hoax,” and “climate scam” in the Podcasts app yielded episodes promoting climate misinformation. Additionally, one of the Top 100 Podcasts episod..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:11, 11 February 2022 diff hist +7,978 N Small Business Support of Regulation Created page with "* Hundreds of thousands of independent and small businesses have joined together to back antitrust and enforcement. ** Apr. 2021: Small Business Rising (SBR), a coalition of 150,000 small & independent businesses across the country, launched to urge congress pass stricter antitrust laws. ** Oct. 2021: Main Street Against Big Tech (MSABT) launched to debunk big tech’s cynical PR efforts and show how small business owners were at the mercy of dominant corporations. *** T..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:10, 11 February 2022 diff hist +19,509 N Big Tech and Regulation Created page with "* SENATORS KLOBUCHAR AND GRASSLEY INTRODUCED A BILL TO KEEP BIG TECH FROM USING THEIR DOMINANCE TO SQUELCH COMPETITION AND DISADVANTAGE RIVALS KLOBUCHAR AND GRASSLEY’S BILL WAS WIDELY SUPPORTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, WITH 5 REPUBLICANS AND 5 DEMOCRATS CO-SPONSORING IT ** Klobuchar and Grassley introduced the ‘American Innovation And Choice Online Act’ (AICOA) which would create rules for dominant tech platforms to prevent anti-competitive behavior. A CNBC head..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:08, 11 February 2022 diff hist +1,161 N Further Concerns Created page with "* Lawmakers, regulators and even bank lobby groups like the Consumer Bankers Association have expressed concerns that due to Big Tech’s foray into financial services, a growing share of banking activity has occurred outside the purview of regulators, putting consumers and the resiliency of the financial system at risk. * Regulators worried Big Tech was too big to fail and could cause the next financial collapse Companies like Amazon and Google host most banking activit..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:07, 11 February 2022 diff hist +1,113 N Consumer Financial Bureau Regulation Created page with "* In October 2021, CFPB issued an order to Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon to compel them to turn over information on their payments systems. * The CFPB raised antitrust concerns with Big Tech’s dive into payments and wanted to make sure the companies didn’t “squelch” smaller competitors. * CFPB Director Rohit Chopra worried the US could become like China, where consumers have lost the ability to choose which payments app they use because Tech Giants AliPay an..." Tag: Visual edit
