Mastodawn

I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills

https://lemmy.world/post/44204224

I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills - Lemmy.World

God, I hate posting a Reddit comment, but this is huge. Every claim is sourced (I have not verified personally). cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/985257 [https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/985257] > Comments [https://lobste.rs/s/ddrcpa/i_traced_2_billion_nonprofit_grants_45]

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disorderly Mar 13

That’s an impressive investigation.

It would be tough to find a better example of why lobbying in the US is fundamentally broken. An entity like Meta has ample funding to break up an operation into distinct cells that do not directly interact in public forums, while tracking the whole process in documents protected by ACP. I think it’s particularly telling that Meta lobbyists are quietly nodding along legislation pushed by “grass roots” activists and that Meta’s new OS just happens to implement the technology exactly as described in the law.

It’s that sort of coordinated effort that the RICO act was drafted specifically to address, but it’s perfectly legal.

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frizop Mar 13

while tracking the whole process in documents protected by ACP.

ACP?

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Khleedril

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