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Facebook & Amazon emerge as 2 largest company lobbyists, as Big Tech breaks personal spending report in 2020 election cycle report

Big Tech’s impact over government has only grown between the general two election cycles. Facebook and Amazon now outspend an important tobacco and oil giants in terms of purchasing for political prefer, a brand spanking new report states.
Big Tech’s influence over government has only grown between the last two election cycles. Facebook and Amazon now outspend the largest tobacco and oil giants when it comes to buying political favor, a new report states.

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  2. "Facebook has made Nicolas Maduros social media account read only for 30 days, after the Venezuelan president allegedly used the platform to promote a treatment he said could help deal with the coronavirus". (March 27, 2021)
  3. "A German court has effectively sided with Facebook, overruling a decision by the countrys antitrust watchdog that claimed the social media giant had abused its position to illegally gather user data". (March 24, 2021)
  4. "Instagrams owner has confirmed it is thinking about creating a version of the platform that children under 13 can use. The move comes as the app faces criticism over the safety of minors online". (March 19, 2021)
  5. "An Australian tech watchdog group has accused Facebook of harvesting the personal data of teenage users who can then be served targeted ads promoting alcohol, smoking, gambling, vaping, online dating sites and extreme weight loss". (April 28, 2021)
  6. "Is Facebooks unregulated monopoly simply killing all competitors? Boom Bust digs in". (March 12, 2021)
  7. "Journalists, academics and even a Google executive have joined in to attack the independent publishing platform Substack, as the battle over harassment of a New York Times reporter quickly escalated into a censorship war". (March 11, 2021)
  8. "A new UK regulator tasked with keeping an eye on tech giants has begun operations, and its first assignment is to draft a code of conduct aimed at improving interactions between platforms and news publishers". (April 7, 2021)
  9. "Facebook VP of global affairs Nick Clegg has blamed users for spreading polarizing content on the platform in a blog defending its algorithms, saying the spread of harmful posts is not simply the fault of faceless machines". (March 31, 2021)
  10. "A group of pro-censorship activists has laid body bags outside Facebooks Washington, DC office, claiming that disinformation on the platform kills. Like the Biden administration, they want Facebook to censor Covid-skeptics". (July 28, 2021)
  11. "Following Australias lead, Canada has announced that it aims to force Facebook to pay for news content. Ottawa said it would not be intimidated if the tech giant seeks retribution". (February 19, 2021)
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