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** Wired on TechNet: "Tech's most powerful advocacy group."
** Wired on TechNet: "Tech's most powerful advocacy group."
** Wired: TechNet "has grown to become the valley's strongest fundraising network and lobbying voice in Washington, backed by Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others."
** Wired: TechNet "has grown to become the valley's strongest fundraising network and lobbying voice in Washington, backed by Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others."
** Tech Crunch: TechNet functioned as a "political shield" for its big tech members, including Apple.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/02/new-tech-trade-associations-will-have-big-role-in-future-tech-policy/?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEsSltEAGTrngzUjlegWpOBHieiKM_Ya5nwDhda68sKrwWnBpYW2PyfYSx91yKtFq9hFoEPXrODUgYLa_x3w402dLyfF9Vf46WZjlG5asZnU0HAi-2PnBZfBzWk03Tcf2uLzCX4FVnOiiWmezHJYuntLYFm4U7Zp09-Jcl9GVPaj&guccounter=2</ref>
** Tech Crunch: TechNet functioned as a "political shield" for its big tech members, including Apple.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/02/new-tech-trade-associations-will-have-big-role-in-future-tech-policy/?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEsSltEAGTrngzUjlegWpOBHieiKM_Ya5nwDhda68sKrwWnBpYW2PyfYSx91yKtFq9hFoEPXrODUgYLa_x3w402dLyfF9Vf46WZjlG5asZnU0HAi-2PnBZfBzWk03Tcf2uLzCX4FVnOiiWmezHJYuntLYFm4U7Zp09-Jcl9GVPaj&guccounter=2 https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/02/new-tech-trade-associations-will-have-big-role-in-future-tech-policy/]</ref>

Latest revision as of 01:15, 18 March 2022

  • 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.[1]
    • TechNet held annual lobbying conferences so members, including Google and Apple, could push their agenda on politicians.[2]
    • Wired on TechNet: "Tech's most powerful advocacy group."
    • Wired: TechNet "has grown to become the valley's strongest fundraising network and lobbying voice in Washington, backed by Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others."
    • Tech Crunch: TechNet functioned as a "political shield" for its big tech members, including Apple.[3]