Mastodawn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@quantum_splash/116314264007038808

Hey @euronews you might wanna re-think your approach to journalism and maybe not publish #lobbying shit from hidden #BigTech shell orgs that've been built to mislead people into thinking they're about consumer rights.

"EU Tech Loop is an independent blog launched in 2024, powered by Consumer Choice Center Europe."

Consumer Choice Center Europe: brought to you from Virginia, USA, by #Google, #Meta, and other unnamed "corporations, individuals, and foundations."

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Gateklons Mar 30

@ilumium @euronews Still not beaten by the time Politico cited Meta PR as anonymous sources 🙃🙃🙃 https://bsky.app/profile/gateklons.bsky.social/post/3llrkwgin7k26

Gateklons | perpetually tired (@gateklons.bsky.social)

Is Politico granting anonymity to Meta's PR people now? 🙃🙃🙃 First (WSJ) article: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-eu-ruling-trump-zuckerberg-f6bc593a Second (Politico) article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-set-fine-apple-meta-amid-escalating-trade-war/ @jacob-parry.bsky.social @camgijs.bsky.social @framiche.bsky.social

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Jan Penfrat Mar 30

@gateklons Oh my god this is so bad! (Might ofc have been an honest editing error but who knows...)

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Gateklons

@ilumium Unfortunately not an error but an actual choice. I talked to one of the authors and they just say they would've made a different choice at the time. But I fail to see why you would be granting anonymity to PR people in nearly all circumstances. I walked away from that conversation very disappointed to say the least.

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Jan Penfrat Mar 30

@gateklons Wow yes that's really a bad look for Politico. Also seems to make no sense if Meta then runs around and tells other outlets the same stuff as PR. Thanks for sharing it.