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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
