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- 19:07, 22 April 2022 Big Tech and China (hist | edit) [7,218 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Apple is deeply embedded in China, manufacturing most of its products there and conceding to demands from the Chinese government to censor content. * Apple has been manufacturing in China since 2001, with most iPhones, iPads, and Macs now manufacturing there. * China is Apple’s third-largest revenue market, and Tim Cook has gone to great lengths to cultivate a positive relationship with Xi, making frequent visits to China and meeting with top leaders. * Apple has in...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:35, 22 April 2022 Antitrust Reform and National Security Pushback (hist | edit) [4,159 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "As antitrust reform has advanced, former National Security figures that have clear conflicts of interest have been called in to pushback. * A letter was written to the Congressional members by 12 former Security figures. According to Politico all 12 have ties to Big Tech.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/22/former-security-officials-antitrust-tech-ties-513657</ref> * Former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, who was instrumental in putting together th...") Tag: Visual edit
- 01:52, 18 March 2022 ACT - The App Association (hist | edit) [1,148 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Apple Funded ACT Pushed Apple's Agenda, Causing An Alternative App Developer Association To Be Created Specifically To Avoid The Conflict Of Interest ** Apple funded the ACT- The App Association.<ref>https://actonline.org/about/</ref> ** ACT attacked the Supreme Court's decision on Apple versus Pepper, taking Apple's side in the case. *** ACT took Apple's side in the Supreme Court decision Apple versus Pepper, arguing the decision "robbed developers of their autonomy a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 01:09, 18 March 2022 Chamber of Progress (hist | edit) [1,056 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Chamber of Progress was formed in 2021 by Google’s former top lobbyist, with backing from Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook. The group was formed to back key pieces of the progressive agenda, as a way to get back in lawmakers’ good graces and help fend off tech regulation.<ref>National Journal, 3/30/21</ref> * Chamber of Progress was called out by both sides of the aisle for being a “transparent ploy” to bamboozle lawmakers and camouflage Big Tech’s true int...") Tag: Visual edit
- 01:06, 18 March 2022 Facebook's Oversight Board (hist | edit) [1,408 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*Facebook’s Oversight Board has been called out as a “toothless” PR stunt that the company used to “[co-opt] advocates and academics who would otherwise be more critical of the company.” In 2020, Facebook executives announced a new Oversight Board, which would be tasked with issuing recommendations on controversial content moderation decisions.<ref>https://oversightboard.com/news/327923075055291-announcing-the-first-members-of-the-oversight-board/</ref> Referre...") Tag: Visual edit
- 00:59, 15 March 2022 Links to Americans for Tax Reform and ALEC (hist | edit) [15,635 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''As evident by recent case in North Dakota'' * 2021: A bill introduced in the North Dakota legislature sought to crack down on Apple and Google’s anticompetitive conduct in their app stores. * New York Times reported that Koch Network Group Americans for Prosperity sided with Apple and Google against the app store antitrust bill in North Dakota. * ALEC lobbied North Dakota legislators to vote against the app store antitrust bill. * Americans for Tax Reform lobbied A...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:51, 18 February 2022 Big Tech Influence Maps (hist | edit) [198 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:20, 16 February 2022 Google Operating as a Monopoly (hist | edit) [11,044 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* U.S. AND OVERSEAS REGULATORS ALLEGED GOOGLE WAS A MONOPOLY ** In October 2020, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division sued Google, alleging the company was an illegal monopoly. Google maintained monopolies in search and search advertising and “deprives rivals of the quality, reach, and financial position necessary to mount any meaningful competition to Google’s longstanding monopolies,” wrote the Justice Department. ** Before the Justice Department’s law...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:25, 16 February 2022 Facebook Is Building Another Monopoly In "The Metaverse" (hist | edit) [9,178 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Facebook Now Has A Dominate Market Share In Virtual Reality Thanks To Its 2014Acquisition Of Oculus And Its Quest Headset ** In December 2020, Bloomberg reported that “Facebook is the world’s biggest virtual-reality hardware maker thanks to its 2014 acquisition of Oculus for $2 billion.” ** In January 2022, Bloomberg reported that Facebook’s Oculus “dominates the standalone virtual reality headset space. The company’s headsets made up 75% of global shipment...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:48, 15 February 2022 Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) (hist | edit) [6,104 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* PPI was funded in part by Facebook, Google and Amazon. The Washington Examiner noted that Big Tech’s contributions to organizations like PPI were “To defend themselves from public scrutiny and regulation.” * Three of PPI’s board members, Bernard McKay, Bill Budinger and Chris Kelly, were closely aligned with Big Tech. Bernard Kelly was a board member for the Computers and Communications Industry Association as well as a board member at the Information Technolog...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:47, 15 February 2022 Links to Americas for Tax Reform and ALEC (hist | edit) [12,676 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Active lobbying in North Dakota * 2021: A bill introduced in the North Dakota legislature sought to crack down on Apple and Google’s anticompetitive conduct in their app stores. * New York Times reported that Koch Network Group Americans for Prosperity sided with Apple and Google against the app store antitrust bill in North Dakota. * ALEC lobbied North Dakota legislators to vote against the app store antitrust bill. * Americans for Tax Reform lobbied Arizona legisl...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:44, 15 February 2022 Information Technology And Innovation Foundation (ITIF) (hist | edit) [1,120 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* ITIF is a Big Tech funded think tank that often reflects the industry’s viewpoints. Its website says it received funding in excess of 5K in the most recent fiscal year from Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook. * ITIF opposed Lina Khan’s confirmation to be FTC chair and Jonathan Kanter’s confirmation to lead DOJ’s antitrust division. * ITIF opposed the bipartisan Senate bill cracking down on self-preferencing and issued a report saying the practice was actually g...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:43, 15 February 2022 Global Antitrust Institute (hist | edit) [814 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Global Antitrust Institute At George Mason University received at least a combined total of $725,000 from Google and Amazon alone, $500,000 of which was donated in 2017 – 2018. Facebook also disclosed working with The Global Antitrust Institute in 2019. * Global Antitrust Institute's leader Joshua Wright was a former Federal Trade Commissioner and previously worked at a lobbying firm hired by Google. * The Institute held seminars and training for public regulators an...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:37, 14 February 2022 Financial Innovation Now (FIN) (hist | edit) [1,052 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Financial Innovation Now is a coalition of tech companies operating in the financial services sector. Its members include Amazon, Google and Facebook. * The group was formed by Brian Peters, a lobbyist for the Franklin Square Group who is registered to lobby the federal government for Amazon, Google and Facebook. * Financial Innovation Now was formed in 2015 to push back against calls by the big banks for regulation of tech firms getting into the financial services ind...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:37, 14 February 2022 Connected Commerce Council (hist | edit) [2,659 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Connected Commerce Council (3C) is a small business front group for Big Tech. The group counts Amazon, Facebook and Google as partners. * The group was formed by Jake Ward, who had previously founded the Application Developers Alliance, another group which counts Google and Facebook as members. * 3C’s tax filings show its address is listed as the office of the Washington DC lobbying firm it pays to lobby the federal government on its behalf. * Connected Commerce Coun...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:37, 14 February 2022 Chamber Progress (hist | edit) [986 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Chamber of Progress was formed in 2021 by Google’s former top lobbyist, with backing from Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook. The group was formed to back key pieces of the progressive agenda, as a way to get back in lawmakers’ good graces and help fend off tech regulation. * Chamber of Progress was called out by both sides of the aisle for being a “transparent ploy” to bamboozle lawmakers and camouflage Big Tech’s true intentions. * Chamber of Progress defen...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:36, 14 February 2022 Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) (hist | edit) [1,910 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is comprised of, and funded by, Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. * CCIA works to defend Big Tech companies from criticism: ** CCIA created separate organizations to advocate for Big Tech through researchpapers and communications support. These include Springboard and the Disruptive Competition Project. As the House sought to pass antitrust legislation against Big Tech, these orga...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:36, 14 February 2022 Download Fairness Coalition (hist | edit) [2,515 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2019, Apple Disclosed It Was A Member Of The Download Fairness Coalition, Which Apple Defined As A "Trade Association," But The Organization Was Previously Housed In The Lobbying Firm Signal Consulting's Office. * The Download Fairness Coalition's Website is defunct as of April 2021; however archived website records listed Apple, Amazon, and prominent trade association TechNet were members in 2019. ** Amazon did disclose supporting the Download Fairness Coalition on...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:35, 14 February 2022 American Edge (hist | edit) [3,594 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2020 Facebook Launched American Edge, A Dark-Money Astroturf Group Designed To Combat Potential Federal Regulations. * American Edge obscured its donors by forming as a nonprofit, then launching an affiliated social welfare group that could legally push political messages through advertising and other means. * American Edge was formed to oppose antitrust legislation and promote big tech interests amid growing scrutiny of U.S. tech companies and political pressure t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:35, 14 February 2022 New York Coalition for Independent Work (hist | edit) [1,285 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In December 2020, TechNet And Internet Association (whose membership included Amazon) announced they were working with the New York Coalition for Independent Work. ** The Coalition claimed to work on behalf of app-based contractors to defend their right to flexibility while also working to provide them with benefits. The Coalition ran Letters to the Editors and Op-eds in local newspapers supposedly written by ride-sharing workers defending the flexibility of gig-based...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:35, 14 February 2022 Portable Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA) (hist | edit) [1,683 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Portable Rechargeable Battery Association Counted Apple And Amazon As Members. ** PRBA has not registered federal lobbying activity since 2013. ** PRBA hosted annual member regulatory meetings, including one in November 2020 that included Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency officials as featured speakers, effectively giving its members direct access. ** PRBA submitted public comments to federal regulatory bodies. ** PRBA's Executive Directo...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:34, 14 February 2022 Internet Association (hist | edit) [749 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Google, Facebook, And Amazon Were Members Of Internet Association. ** Amazon disclosed it contributed $30,000 To Internet Association's California PAC in 2020. ** Internet Association reported spending more than $13.9 million in federal lobbying over a 7-year period between 2013 – 2020. ** Internet Association alleged attempts to regulate the sharing economy – like Amazon Flex – were a tactic by "legacy corporations" to "stifle" the competition.") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:34, 14 February 2022 Developers Alliance (hist | edit) [1,482 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Facebook And Google Were Members Of The Developers Alliance, Which Claimed To Represent Some 70,000 App Developers. ** Developers Alliance spent $1,018,100 on federal lobbying between 2013 – 2020. $125,000 of that spending came in 2019 – 2020. * Developers Alliance argued that traditional market risks were irrelevant in digital platform competition and that consumers benefit from a "functioning market" in which Apps were channeled into limited, controlled platform...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:33, 14 February 2022 Consumer Technology Association (CTA) (hist | edit) [823 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Counted All Four – Amazon, Facebook, Apple, And Alphabet (Google) As Members. ** CTA spent $10,370,000 on federal lobbying in 2019 – 2020 alone. ** CTA fought Right to Repair laws that were under consideration in 25 state legislatures. Right to Repair proposals required tech manufacturers to provide independent repair shops access to parts and schematics to fix devices like computers and phones. *** CTA argued such policies thr...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:30, 14 February 2022 NetChoice (hist | edit) [1,268 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* NetChoice Attacked Lawsuits That Directly And Indirectly Threatened Organization Member Google ** NetChoice aggressively defended Apple's app store business model, a business model that mirrored organization member Google's app store. *** Google is a member of NetChoice. *** NetChoice aggressively defended Apple's app store business model. NetChoice Vice President described the apple app store as "an innovative ecosystem that helped create the hypercompetitive app econ...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:29, 14 February 2022 Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) (hist | edit) [1,420 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Apple, Amazon, And Google Were Members Of Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), A Trade Association That Spent Millions In Federal Lobbying. ** In 7 years, the Association reported $6,720,000 in lobbying costs -- $1,120,000 of that came in just 2020. ** ETA reported lobbying on H.R. 4813 (Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act), which sought to bar Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon from providing banking services. ** ETAPAC contributed $96,300 to Federal House and Sen...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:29, 14 February 2022 ACT - the App Association (hist | edit) [1,148 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Apple Funded ACT Pushed Apple's Agenda, Causing An Alternative App Developer Association To Be Created Specifically To Avoid The Conflict Of Interest ** Apple funded the ACT- The App Association. ** ACT attacked the Supreme Court's decision on Apple versus Pepper, taking Apple's side in the case. *** ACT took Apple's side in the Supreme Court decision Apple versus Pepper, arguing the decision "robbed developers of their autonomy and independence by categorizing them as...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:28, 14 February 2022 TechNet (hist | edit) [1,277 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* TechNet Functioned As A "Political Shield" For Members, Including Google And Apple, To Push Their Agenda ** TechNet is a trade association for technology CEOs and executives, including Google and Apple. ** TechNet held annual lobbying conferences so members, including Google and Apple, could push their agenda on politicians. ** Wired on TechNet: "Tech's most powerful advocacy group." ** Wired: TechNet "has grown to become the valley's strongest fundraising network and...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:54, 11 February 2022 Google and Consumers (hist | edit) [1,297 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " YouTube and YouTube Kids * Wojcicki and YouTube have faced years of criticism for failing to protect kids. Two months after the 2015 launch of YouTube Kids, a platform marketed as kid appropriate, advocates complained to the FTC that the platform contained sexual content, promotions of alcohol, and illegal ads. * In 2017, YouTube faced complaints of violent content on YouTube Kids and exploitative content on its main platform. In 2019, despite promises from YouTube to...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:53, 11 February 2022 Google and Small Businesses (hist | edit) [698 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Google uses its monopoly to serve ads and its own content, gradually increasing the cost of ads and making them unaffordable to small businesses, whose search results suffer. Additionally, fake listings from Google Maps have made it harder to find legitimate small businesses. * Facebook, Instagram, and Google’s YouTube have created arbitrary and discriminatory standards around sexuality and sexual content. This has led to LGBTQ accounts on YouTube being demonetized a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:38, 11 February 2022 Google and Koch Connections (hist | edit) [1,629 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Google and Koch entities, mainly the Charles Koch Foundation, fund many of the same institutions. ** In 2020, Google listed itself as being a member of 28 different policy organizations that have also received Koch funding. ** Many of these mutually funded institutions, including the Buckeye Institute, the Federalist Society, and Taxpayers Protection Alliance, have taken far-right stances. ** Google has also previously listed itself as a member of 13 different policy...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:36, 11 February 2022 Google Disinformation (hist | edit) [2,911 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " '''YouTube spreads disinformation''' * YouTube’s algorithm put equal weight on climate science videos and climate denial videos and continued to serve up new climate misinformation to those who viewed similar content. Though Google took steps in October 2021 to demonetize climate denial YouTube videos, it still allowed climate denial content if it was presented as “public discourse.” * YouTube hosted thousands of videos that pushed vaccine misinformation, one of...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:35, 11 February 2022 Google and the Auto Industry (hist | edit) [808 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Google had the most investment in autonomous vehicles of any Big Tech company. * VSI Labs said “no company has more in the game than Google (Waymo) with massive fleets, deployments, investments and software expertise.” * Google’s Android operating system was widespread in cars, with a Berylls analysis showing that within a few years of 2020, Google’s smartphone mirroring extended to some 80% of global car sales. * Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:35, 11 February 2022 Google and National Security (hist | edit) [1,537 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In December 2020, it was reported that Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt made personnel recommendations for the Defense and State Departments. '''Google and China''' * Google executives wanted a relationship and further cooperation with China, saying it was a “wonderful, innovative market.” Google Sundar Pichai said Google needed to “think hard” about whether it would continue to work in China and look at the “long term.” Jeff Dean, head of Google AI, ho...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:33, 11 February 2022 Google and Taxes (hist | edit) [770 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2017, Google Moved $22.7 Billion Through A Dutch Shell Company In Bermuda, Where Companies Pay No Income Tax, To Reduce Its Foreign Tax Bill. ** The Tax Strategy Was Phased Out Beginning In 2014 In Response To Pressure From The EU And The United States, Two Regions That Were Cheated By This Tax Advantage, Ending Google’s Tax Advantages In 2020. * 2010 To 2019: Google Paid $27.9 Billion In Income Taxes On $176.6 Billion In Profits After Taking In $647.7 Billion I...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:15, 11 February 2022 Facebook and Taxes (hist | edit) [913 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Facebook Avoided Paying Taxes by Shifting the Rights to It Online Platform and Marketing Intangibles to Ireland, a Tax Haven used by other Big Tech Companies. * Facebook Faced Scrutiny For Underpaying Taxes By $3 To $5 Billion By Undervaluing The Worth Of Its Intellectual Property When Transferring It To Ireland. The Institute On Taxation And Economic Police Reported That Facebook “Led The Pack In Exploiting The Stock Option Loophole,” Which Allowed Companies To De...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:14, 11 February 2022 Facebook and National Security (hist | edit) [624 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* 75% of social media usage was through Facebook or one of its subsidiary platforms. Facebook and its subsidiaries accounted for 75% of all time spent on social media, with roughly two billion people interacting with their platform every day. Facebook’s monopoly in the social media space meant it had the personal data of nearly 2.8 billion people, which was more than a quarter of the world’s population. Because of their dominance of social media Facebook captured 50%...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:13, 11 February 2022 Facebook and Disinformation (hist | edit) [2,211 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Laura Edelson Said Her And Her Team Used Their Research To study Facebook’s “apparent amplification of partisan misinformation.” Edelson and her team found that Facebook users engaged with misinformation more than other kinds of information on the platform. The team’s findings led Edelson to believe we were “racing against the clock” to understand how disinformation spread on social media. Edelson called understanding how misinformation spread on social med...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:11, 11 February 2022 Facebook and Mental Health (hist | edit) [7,040 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY FOUND THAT FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS REPORTED LOWER WELL-BEING **A large body of literature linked Facebook use with detrimental outcomes such as decreased mental well-being. A meta study on scientific papers on social media’s influence on mental health found social media use was linked to increased levels of psychological distress, thoughts of self-harm and suicide and poor sleep. One in eight Facebook users reported that their use of the...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:09, 11 February 2022 Allowing Illegal Actions for Ads (hist | edit) [2,130 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*Facebook did not take action against human trafficking groups that were on their platform despite being made aware of their presence. A Polish trafficking expert said that he had identified human trafficking on Facebook, but 18 months later there had been no implementation of systems to find and remove trafficking posts *Facebook in fact allowed the human traffickers to spend $152,000 on Facebook ads for massage parlors and deactivated a system that detected human traff...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:09, 11 February 2022 Failures to Keep Children Safe (hist | edit) [2,958 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*Instagram and Facebook have failed to keep children safe on their platforms, with high levels of child pornography and “grooming” of underage users. Facebook was responsible for the majority of reported instances of child pornography or trafficking in 2018, and Instagram was cited as the leading platform for child grooming in the U.K. in 2019. **During the COVID-19 pandemic, Instagram failed to respond to complaints about predatory behavior, citing a lack of resourc...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:08, 11 February 2022 Facebook and User Harm (hist | edit) [11,158 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " '''Allowing Illegal Actions for Ads''' * Facebook did not take action against human trafficking groups that were on their platform despite being made aware of their presence. A Polish trafficking expert said that he had identified human trafficking on Facebook, but 18 months later there had been no implementation of systems to find and remove trafficking posts * Facebook in fact allowed the human traffickers to spend $152,000 on Facebook ads for massage parlors and d...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:04, 11 February 2022 Facebook's False Claim To Supporting Regulation (hist | edit) [4,859 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* For years, Facebook’s approach to looming regulatory policy in the U.S. and abroad involved denying any need for regulation at all. ** In 2017, Facebook lobbyists and its allied Internet Association warned that proposed BROWSER Act legislation requiring websites and ISPs to obtain consent from users before sharing their browser data with other entities threatened innovation. * In 2016, less than a month after a judge ruled against Facebook in a lawsuit alleging viola...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:02, 11 February 2022 NYU Study on Misinformation (hist | edit) [15,734 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In August 2021, Facebook blocked a team of researchers from NYU’s Ad observatory from accessing their site. The researchers launched a tool enabling users to share data about which political ads the users are shown and why those ads were targeted at them. * The researchers said they were working to “uncover systemic flaws in the Facebook ad library, to identify misinformation in political ads [...] and to study Facebook’s apparent amplification of partisan misin...") Tag: Visual edit
- 20:01, 11 February 2022 Facebook and Whistleblowers (hist | edit) [12,215 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* According to the Wall Street Journal, “Time and again, the documents show, in the U.S. and overseas, Facebook’s own researchers have identified the platform’s ill effects, in areas including teen mental health, political discourse and human trafficking. Time and again, despite congressional hearings, its own pledges and numerous media exposés, the company didn’t fix them. Sometimes the company held back for fear of hurting its business. In other cases, Faceboo...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:53, 11 February 2022 Facebook's Oversight Committee (hist | edit) [1,410 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Facebook’s Oversight Board Has Been Called Out As A “Toothless” PR Stunt That The Company Used To “[Co-Opt] Advocates And Academics Who Would Otherwise Be More Critical Of The Company.” In 2020, Facebook executives announced a new Oversight Board, which would be tasked with issuing recommendations on controversial content moderation decisions. Referred to by some as Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” the Oversight Board was intended to “help Facebook answer...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:42, 11 February 2022 Facebook and Small Business (hist | edit) [939 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Facebook’s algorithm has arbitrarily prevented small businesses from advertising, resulting in lost revenue. While larger advertisers can pay for a dedicated account representative, smaller advertisers receive slower customer service. Additionally, Facebook changed its algorithm in 2018 to show users less commercial content, causing small businesses to lose revenue. * Facebook, Instagram, and Google’s YouTube have created arbitrary and discriminatory standards arou...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:41, 11 February 2022 Facebook Cryptocurrency Not Trusted by Lawmakers (hist | edit) [6,598 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Democrats''' * In May 2019, Sen. Sherod Brown questioned how Facebook would protect the privacy of its cryptocurrency users. He also demanded clarity on Facebook’s intentions for its crypto project. * In June 2019, Sen. Brown said Facebook was “too big and too powerful” and said the company could not be allowed to run a risky new cryptocurrency without proper oversight. * In June 2019, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters called on Fac...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:34, 11 February 2022 Facebook Facing Pressure from Consumers, Regulators (hist | edit) [4,608 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " Democrats * Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Big Data posed “serious implications for healthy competitive marketplaces” and called on antitrust agencies to “place greater emphasis on determining the competitive impact of obtaining even more data through mergers.” Klobuchar said Big Tech companies like Facebook were “powerful internet gatekeepers” that kept small businesses in check. * Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Facebook was a “monopoly” that was u...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:10, 11 February 2022 Facebook Operating as a Monopoly (hist | edit) [9,670 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "RECENT COURT DECISION AGAINST FTC DIDN’T DENY FACEBOOK WAS A MONOPOLY * Although a judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its antitrust case against Facebook, the judge’s ruling did not rule on whether Facebook was a monopoly and it allowed the FTC to retry its argument. * An analysis of the judge’s ruling by Brookings noted how the case underscored how current antitrust law provides carveouts for “lawful monopolies.” From Brookings, “The...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:08, 11 February 2022 Apple and Taxes (hist | edit) [1,411 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Apple Avoided Taxes By Creating Three Offshore Corporations In Ireland, A Known Tax Haven. * Apple Used A “Cost-Sharing Agreement” With Its Irish Subsidiaries, Which Transferred Part Ownership Of Intellectual Property Created In The U.S. To Ireland To Avoid Paying Taxes In The U.S. * Apple Also Used A Tax Loophole Which Allowed them To Declare To The IRS That Its Three Offshore Subsidiaries Were One Company. * Forbes: Apple “Has Become Famous Over The Years For D...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:07, 11 February 2022 Apple and China (hist | edit) [1,406 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Apple was said to be a “power tool in China’s vast censorship operation” going so far as to hand over its Chinese user’s personal data. The New York Times said Apple had worked to create “a bureaucracy that ha[d] become a powerful tool in China’s vast censorship operations.” Apple agreed to store the personal data of its Chinese customers on computer servers run by a state-owned Chinese firm. Apple’s compromises with the Chinese government made it “ne...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:06, 11 February 2022 Apple and National Security (hist | edit) [395 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* A majority of Americans owned an Apple product, with the average household owning at least two of them. * In 2017, it was found that 64% of Americans owned an Apple product, with the average household owning 2.6 Apple products. 52% of all smartphones used in the U.S. were iPhones.") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:04, 11 February 2022 Apple and Workers (hist | edit) [1,752 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2019, Apple admitted to breaking Chinese labor law by employing too many temporary workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory. * Nonprofit advocacy group China Labor Watch accused Apple and Foxconn of labor violations, including withholding bonus payments, rolling back safety training, and employing more temporary workers than China’s laws allowed, The Washington Post reported.") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:03, 11 February 2022 Apple and the Auto Industry (hist | edit) [1,645 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Apple was already making serious auto industry in-roads and at a stroke has changed entire markets. * The Wall Street Journal said Apple sought to “control every aspect of the user experience” and at a stroke changed entire markets when it rolled out the iPhone and iTunes. * Apple’s mysterious plans could mean it was working on a car, tech platform, or mobility service, but as of Spring 2021, Bloomberg reported Apple prioritized plans for the “Apple Car...") Tag: Visual edit
- 19:02, 11 February 2022 Apple and Privacy (hist | edit) [15,653 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with " '''Apple failed to protect their users''' * Apple said the iPhone was a “highly personal device” and promised they had “design[ed] security into the core” of their platforms. Apple said safety and privacy was “of critical importance to users” and said they designed security into the core of its platforms. Apple claimed their devices protected their “entire ecosystem, including everything users do locally, on networks and with key internet services.” Ap...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:58, 11 February 2022 Apple and Small Business (hist | edit) [933 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2018, Amazon and Apple struck a deal that led to the removal of repair shops selling refurbished Apple products on Amazon, harming “hundreds if not thousands” of small repairers. Apple made repair shops pay to become “authorized service providers” and has lobbied against right-to-repair legislation. * Apple controls 71% of spending in the U.S. app market while Google controls the rest, harming innovation and raising costs for consumers. Small app developers...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:58, 11 February 2022 Apple and Consumers (hist | edit) [664 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* To be in it’s App Store, Apple only allows payment through it’s own payment method and doesn’t allow developers to contact consumers, to tell them about lower prices or offer competitive pricing. This has led people to call them a monopoly in a classic sense. * The IPhone is vulnerable to hacks and the public has been misled about it’s security. * The App Store is also vulnerable to scam and ripoff apps. The review process has been called “feeble” and since...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:50, 11 February 2022 Amazon and National Security (hist | edit) [701 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* The cloud services space was dominated by Amazon, who had billions of dollars worth of contracts with federal defense agencies like the Department of Defense. Amazon held nearly 34% of the worldwide cloud computer market. Amazon was the dominant cloud provider for federal agencies, the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The NSA awarded Amazon a secret cloud computing contract worth up to $10 billion. Even the CIA used Amazon’s cloud services. The c...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:49, 11 February 2022 Amazon and Taxes (hist | edit) [1,205 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2020, Amazon Saved $639 Million Using Various Tax Credits * Amazon Gave Employees Restricted Stock Grants, Which Allowed It To Take Tax Deductions. * In 2020, Amazon Saved $1.8 Billion Using Tax Breaks For Stock Options. * From 2018 To 2020, Amazon Used Depreciation Breaks To Avoid Paying Taxes, Which Allowed It To Deduct The Costs Of Investments In Equipment More Quickly Than The Equipment Wore Out. * 2011 To 2016: Amazon Spent More Than $160 Billion On Investments...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:49, 11 February 2022 Amazon and Workers (hist | edit) [546 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Throughout Amazon’s 27-Year Existence It Used “Hard-Nosed Tactics From A Well Worn Playbook” To Stop Union Drives Says the Washington Post: “Among other problems, unions could dent the company’s flexibility, limiting its ability to rapidly hire and cut workers to meet shopping demands that spike and recede throughout the year,” said former company executives who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly about internal policy.") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:48, 11 February 2022 Amazon and the Auto Industry (hist | edit) [856 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Amazon and Small Business (hist | edit) [938 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Amazon and Consumers (hist | edit) [994 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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
- 18:42, 11 February 2022 Big Tech and Algorithmic Bias (hist | edit) [4,127 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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
- 18:39, 11 February 2022 Big Tech and Taxes (hist | edit) [3,251 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Big Tech as the New Big Tobacco (hist | edit) [23,467 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Big Tech Lying to Congress (hist | edit) [2,114 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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
- 18:23, 11 February 2022 Big Tech and Anti-Vax Misinformation (hist | edit) [10,369 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Big Tech and Spanish Language Misinformation (hist | edit) [9,730 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Lack of Latinos in Big Tech (hist | edit) [6,939 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Big Tech and Climate (hist | edit) [3,923 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Small Business Support of Regulation (hist | edit) [8,324 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Big Tech and Regulation (hist | edit) [23,016 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Further Concerns (hist | edit) [1,275 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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 Consumer Financial Bureau Regulation (hist | edit) [1,335 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (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
- 18:06, 11 February 2022 Apple Card and Apple Pay (hist | edit) [1,329 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* In 2019, Apple Card, a partnership with Goldman Sachs was accused of discriminating against women, with customers complaining on Twitter that women were granted lower credit limits than men, including married couples with only joint bank accounts. * A NY Department of Financial Services investigation concluded in March 2021 and found that Apple Card did not intentionally discriminate against women. * While Apple Pay, according to the Financial Times, has “attracted l...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:05, 11 February 2022 Facebook Libra/Crypto (hist | edit) [1,141 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Facebook had to rebrand its crypto project amid a series of setbacks, including major financial backers dropping out over regulatory concerns. The crypto project also has faced bipartisan criticism from US regulators and lawmakers. * President Trump argued Libra would have little standing or dependability and said Facebook should be subject to banking regulations. * Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, said he was concerned Facebook’s cryptocurrency would...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:01, 11 February 2022 Amazon (hist | edit) [2,360 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* According to CNBC, the company’s plan to brand the accounts under the names of partner banks showed their key motivation was customer data and being able to see what consumers spend their money on in order to get a leg up on Amazon in the online search battle. * The checking accounts were never actually launched and were scrapped in October 20201 after several missed deadlines. * In July 2016, Amazon joined Wells Fargo to offer private student loans to prime members,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:59, 11 February 2022 Big Tech entering Financial Services (hist | edit) [724 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* According to CNBC, tech giants leap into the financial services sector has been more of a “slow creep than big strides,” with the companies mostly adding services that are peripheral to banking. * The tech giants have faced numerous obstacles along the way, with consumers growing increasingly skeptical over providing large technology companies with their personal information. * And while they’ve pushed deeper into the financial sector, Big Tech has tried to avoid...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:58, 11 February 2022 Google Pay (hist | edit) [943 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* While Google is the subject of antitrust allegations over its digital advertising business in the US, in other parts of the world, it has faced allegations of unfairly promoting its payments app, Google Pay. * In India, Google is being investigated by India’s antitrust body for abusing its market power to promote Google Pay, as well as for forcing App developers to use Google Pay. * Google also faced controversy in India when for 8 hours it pulled from its App Store...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:57, 11 February 2022 Possible Solutions (hist | edit) [1,115 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Outlets and institutions believed national security would be strengthened if Big Tech was broken up and regulated. Fears had grown that market concentration in Big Tech meant Americans were less able to compete with foreign rivals because it meant “less competition and therefore less innovation.” In a fractured tech market, it was believed the various companies would use various resources, develop domestic capacities or if nothing else, choose not to work with Chin...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:55, 11 February 2022 Hacks and Vulnerabilities as a Security Threat (hist | edit) [4,426 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* A hack at one of the big tech companies could “derail everyday life” or “even compromise public safety, in fundamental ways.” As AI increasingly matured, hacking was expected to get easier, stealthier and more widespread. It was estimated that hackers would increase their use of AI and automation in the years ahead and use AI to create intelligent malware programs and execute stealth attacks. More concerning, the proliferation of AI was thought to lead to an in...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:54, 11 February 2022 Disinformation and Big Tech as a Security Threat (hist | edit) [10,748 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Disinformation was a major national security threat due to its ability to boost our adversaries and sow discord and division in America. The American Security Project posited that the propagation of disinformation “could work towards increasing Russian and Chinese spheres of influence.” They further stated that disinformation risked “negatively impacting the U.S.’s standing in the world a global leader and cooperative partner. The New Yorker described online di...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:14, 11 February 2022 Big Tech and National Security (hist | edit) [3,789 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Multiple scholars and institutions had noted the risk big tech posed to America’s national security. * Columbia University said the size and dominance of American tech companies were “part of the problem” when it came to the implications of their products on national security. The Carnegie Endowment For International Peace said Big Tech companies had “taken many actions that contravene[d] U.S. interests, then relied on their clout to avoid accountability.” St...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:09, 11 February 2022 Big Tech's lobbying vs other Toxic Industries (hist | edit) [1,593 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Since 2000, the four largest Big Tech companies – Amazon, Apple, Alphabet/Google, and Facebook – have spent $465,026,307 on federal lobbying. ** $434,474,221 of that total has come since 2010. * Additionally, nine groups that the four Big Tech companies fund have spent $98,061,827 on federal lobbying since 2000. ** $80,400,019 of that total has come since 2010. * Big Tech’s federal lobbying total eclipses that of other major toxic industries: ** Since 2010, the n...") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:37, 10 February 2022 Think Tanks Receiving Money to Influence Public Policy/Research (hist | edit) [18,907 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Test text")
- 22:47, 10 February 2022 Trade/Proxy Organizations funded by Big Tech (hist | edit) [23,858 bytes] Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Test text here")
