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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 | ** 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> | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 14 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]
- ↑ http://technet.org/our-story/about
- ↑ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/06/dark-money-groups-battle-efforts-to-limit-big-tech/
- ↑ 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
