mettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThe US government is coming for Google and Meta – but what will happen next?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down14
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minus-squaredigital_man@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·5 days agobillionaire donations intensifies
minus-squarethejml@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·5 days agoIt’s actually pretty depressing how little money it takes to buy a senator. We’re talking hundreds to single digit thousands of dollars. Not really going to set that off, sadly.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoDuring the net nuetrality days of 2016, I can remember a list being put out of every senator who voted in favor of dismantling net nuetrality. And this list showed all known payoffs to each senator. One senator was bribed $584 total by 4 different ISP giants.
minus-squarescintilla@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThe trick is that they have to already want to do it. Or you have to have a position lined up for them if they go out of politics.
billionaire donations intensifies
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It’s actually pretty depressing how little money it takes to buy a senator. We’re talking hundreds to single digit thousands of dollars. Not really going to set that off, sadly.
During the net nuetrality days of 2016, I can remember a list being put out of every senator who voted in favor of dismantling net nuetrality.
And this list showed all known payoffs to each senator.
One senator was bribed $584 total by 4 different ISP giants.
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The trick is that they have to already want to do it. Or you have to have a position lined up for them if they go out of politics.