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• 19:34, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Facebook Facing Pressure from Consumers, Regulators (Created page with " Democrats * Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Big Data posed “serious implications for healthy competitive marketplaces” and called on antitrust agencies to “place greater emphasis on determining the competitive impact of obtaining even more data through mergers.” Klobuchar said Big Tech companies like Facebook were “powerful internet gatekeepers” that kept small businesses in check. * Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Facebook was a “monopoly” that was u...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:10, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Facebook Operating as a Monopoly (Created page with "RECENT COURT DECISION AGAINST FTC DIDN’T DENY FACEBOOK WAS A MONOPOLY * Although a judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its antitrust case against Facebook, the judge’s ruling did not rule on whether Facebook was a monopoly and it allowed the FTC to retry its argument. * An analysis of the judge’s ruling by Brookings noted how the case underscored how current antitrust law provides carveouts for “lawful monopolies.” From Brookings, “The...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:08, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and Taxes (Created page with "* Apple Avoided Taxes By Creating Three Offshore Corporations In Ireland, A Known Tax Haven. * Apple Used A “Cost-Sharing Agreement” With Its Irish Subsidiaries, Which Transferred Part Ownership Of Intellectual Property Created In The U.S. To Ireland To Avoid Paying Taxes In The U.S. * Apple Also Used A Tax Loophole Which Allowed them To Declare To The IRS That Its Three Offshore Subsidiaries Were One Company. * Forbes: Apple “Has Become Famous Over The Years For D...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:07, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and China (Created page with "* Apple was said to be a “power tool in China’s vast censorship operation” going so far as to hand over its Chinese user’s personal data. The New York Times said Apple had worked to create “a bureaucracy that ha[d] become a powerful tool in China’s vast censorship operations.” Apple agreed to store the personal data of its Chinese customers on computer servers run by a state-owned Chinese firm. Apple’s compromises with the Chinese government made it “ne...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:06, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and National Security (Created page with "* A majority of Americans owned an Apple product, with the average household owning at least two of them. * In 2017, it was found that 64% of Americans owned an Apple product, with the average household owning 2.6 Apple products. 52% of all smartphones used in the U.S. were iPhones.") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:04, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and Workers (Created page with "* In 2019, Apple admitted to breaking Chinese labor law by employing too many temporary workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory. * Nonprofit advocacy group China Labor Watch accused Apple and Foxconn of labor violations, including withholding bonus payments, rolling back safety training, and employing more  temporary workers than China’s laws allowed, The Washington Post reported.") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:03, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and the Auto Industry (Created page with "* Apple was already making serious auto industry in-roads and at a stroke has changed entire markets. * The Wall  Street Journal said Apple sought to “control every aspect of the user experience” and at a stroke changed entire  markets when it rolled out the iPhone and iTunes. * Apple’s mysterious plans could mean it was working on a car,  tech platform, or mobility service, but as of Spring 2021, Bloomberg reported Apple prioritized plans for the “Apple Car...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:02, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and Privacy (Created page with " '''Apple failed to protect their users''' * Apple said the iPhone was a “highly personal device” and promised they had “design[ed] security into the core” of their platforms. Apple said safety and privacy was “of critical importance to users” and said they designed security into the core of its platforms. Apple claimed their devices protected their “entire ecosystem, including everything users do locally, on networks and with key internet services.” Ap...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:59, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and the Biden Administration (Created page with "* One of Biden’s top advisors, Cynthia Hogan, worked as the top lobbyist for Apple, Inc. from 2016-2020. Hogan left her role as Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs at Apple, Inc. to join the Biden campaign and his vice presidential selection team. ** Hogan’s work for Apple, Inc. included lobbying the House, Senate, and Department of the Treasury for “corporate tax reform” in 2017, when the Republican corporate tax cuts were written. She contin...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:58, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and Small Business (Created page with "* In 2018, Amazon and Apple struck a deal that led to the removal of repair shops selling refurbished Apple products on Amazon, harming “hundreds if not thousands” of small repairers. Apple made repair shops pay to become “authorized service providers” and has lobbied against right-to-repair legislation. * Apple controls 71% of spending in the U.S. app market while Google controls the rest, harming innovation and raising costs for consumers. Small app developers...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:58, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple and Consumers (Created page with "* To be in it’s App Store, Apple only allows payment through it’s own payment method and doesn’t allow developers to contact consumers, to tell them about lower prices or offer competitive pricing. This has led people to call them a monopoly in a classic sense. * The IPhone is vulnerable to hacks and the public has been misled about it’s security. * The App Store is also vulnerable to scam and ripoff apps. The review process has been called “feeble” and since...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:50, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon and National Security (Created page with "* The cloud services space was dominated by Amazon, who had billions of dollars worth of contracts with federal defense agencies like the Department of Defense. Amazon held nearly 34% of the worldwide cloud computer market. Amazon was the dominant cloud provider for federal agencies, the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The NSA awarded Amazon a secret cloud computing contract worth up to $10 billion. Even the CIA used Amazon’s cloud services. The c...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:49, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon and Taxes (Created page with "* In 2020, Amazon Saved $639 Million Using Various Tax Credits * Amazon Gave Employees Restricted Stock Grants, Which Allowed It To Take Tax Deductions. * In 2020, Amazon Saved $1.8 Billion Using Tax Breaks For Stock Options. * From 2018 To 2020, Amazon Used Depreciation Breaks To Avoid Paying Taxes, Which Allowed It To Deduct The Costs Of Investments In Equipment More Quickly Than The Equipment Wore Out. * 2011 To 2016: Amazon Spent More Than $160 Billion On Investments...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:49, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon and Workers (Created page with "* Throughout Amazon’s 27-Year Existence It Used “Hard-Nosed Tactics From A Well Worn Playbook” To Stop Union Drives Says the Washington Post: “Among other problems, unions could dent the company’s flexibility, limiting its ability to rapidly hire and cut workers to meet shopping demands that spike and recede throughout the year,” said former company executives who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly about internal policy.") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:48, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon and the Auto Industry (Created page with "* Amazon was already making in-roads in the auto industry and had the most to gain from AV deliveries. In June 2020, Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.2 billion to design autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. In December 2018, Zoox Inc. received the first California permit to transport vehicles in self-driving cars. * In October 2020, Amazon  unveiled its first all-electric van built by electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, with an expected 10,000 vans on roads as soon as 2022,...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:47, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon's Government Influence (Created page with "* Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of White House Senior Counselor Steve Ricchetti was paid $150,000 to be a lobbyist for Amazon to lobby Congress on online marketing regulations and the minimum wage. ** White House Counsel has developed a framework so that Steve Ricchetti can still work on legislation while his brother’s firm continues to be active. * Jaime Gorelick who is on Amazon’s Board of Directors was also on the Board of Trustees of the Urban Institute when Specia...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:46, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon and Small Business (Created page with "* Amazon’s monopoly has allowed it to raise fees on third-party sellers by 11% from 2015 to 2020. Additionally, Amazon uses data from its third-party sellers to launch competing products and undercut the work of small businesses. Third-party sellers have reported that Amazon can arbitrarily suspend their accounts, leading to a “death knell.” Because of this, some third-party sellers fear retaliation from Amazon. * In 2018, Amazon and Apple struck a deal that led to...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:46, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon and Consumers (Created page with " '''Self-preferencing as a harm to consumers''' * European Governments Crack Down On Self-Preferencing Behavior From Big Tech * The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for breaking antitrust law by self- preferencing – incentivizing third-party merchants to use it proprietary fulfillment system. ** In addition to the fine, Italian regulators ordered Amazon to offer third-party merchants the same sales and visibility opportunities as merchants using its fulf...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:42, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and Algorithmic Bias (Created page with "* Recent Movement From U.S. Cities To Push Back On Algorithmic Bias ** District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine introduced a bill to bar companies from using discriminatory algorithms in key areas, including access to employment, education, housing, healthcare, insurance and credit. *** Racine observed that algorithms can “reflect and replicate historical bias, exacerbating existing inequalities and harming marginalized communities.” ** New York City Council...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:39, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and Taxes (Created page with "* A Study By Fair Tax Mark, A British Organization That Certified Businesses For Good Tax Conduct, Found That Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, And Microsoft Had A Combined “Tax Gap” Of More Than $100 Billion From 2010 To 2019. * “Tax Gap” Referred To The Difference Between A Company’s Tax Provisions, Or Amount They Set Aside For Taxes In Their Financial Reports, And The Amount They Actually Paid To The Government. * 2010 – 2017: The Six Companies Exa...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:37, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech as the New Big Tobacco (Created page with "* REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BEGAN TO VIEW BIG TECH IN THE LIGHT BIG TOBACCO WAS, WITH ONE SAYING THE COMPARISON WAS “AN APPROPRIATE ANALOGY” ** Lawmakers like Republicans Ken Buck and Cynthia Lummis and Democrat Ed Markey compared Facebook and Big Tech to Big Tobacco. Markey described Instagram as “that first childhood cigarette, meant to get teens hooked early.” Lummis agreed that comparing Facebook and Big Tech to Big Tobacco was an “appropriate analogy.” R...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:25, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech Lying to Congress (Created page with "* Big Tech ** 2018: Senate Intelligence Committee Report Concluded That Social Media Companies Including Facebook, Twitter & Google “Misrepresented Or Evaded” In Statements To Congress About Russian Influence. * Facebook ** 2021: Facebook Exec Claimed No Internal Concealment Of Docs – Later Reporting Showed Facebook Locking Down Internal Message Boards. ** 2021: Blumenthal: Facebook Provided “Clearly Evasive And Misleading Answers” On Teen Mental Health And...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:23, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and Anti-Vax Misinformation (Created page with "* COVID vaccine misinformation continues to proliferate on social media and has driven down vaccination rates, leading to a major uptick in COVID cases in the U.S. * The World Health Organization has ranked vaccine hesitancy as a top threat to global health. The U.S. Surgeon General said misinformation on COVID vaccines presented “a clear and present danger” to those who needed to be protected from COVID. Dr. Fauci went so far as to say that Smallpox and Polio wouldn...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:18, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and Spanish Language Misinformation (Created page with "* Big Tech Companies Have Enabled Spanish Language Misinformation To Spread Across Social Media, Prompting Outrage From Activists And Lawmakers. ** Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have made it easy to share dangerous misinformation online, and the issue has only worsened due to the polarized political climate in the United States. While big tech companies have made strides to combat the spread of misinformation, their efforts have fallen short...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:17, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Lack of Latinos in Big Tech (Created page with "* Apple ** Since releasing workforce demographic data in 2014, Hispanic and Latino workers have consistently been underrepresented in tech & leadership roles at Apple. ** 2014 data found that only 6% of Apple executives were Latino, while 64% were white. ** 2015 data once again found that Apple leadership was overwhelmingly white, and that company had failed to increase Hispanic representation in its workforce. Wired: Apple remained “mostly male and white, especially a...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:12, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and Climate (Created page with "All Four Big Tech Companies Are Major Purveyors Of Climate Misinformation: * Amazon: In 2021, Amazon’s algorithm promoted books denying the existence of climate change. * Apple: Apple does not allow users to report episodes in its Podcasts app for misinformation. A search of “climate change fake,” “climate change hoax,” and “climate scam” in the Podcasts app yielded episodes promoting climate misinformation. Additionally, one of the Top 100 Podcasts episod...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:11, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Small Business Support of Regulation (Created page with "* Hundreds of thousands of independent and small businesses have joined together to back antitrust and enforcement. ** Apr. 2021: Small Business Rising (SBR), a coalition of 150,000 small & independent businesses across the country, launched to urge congress pass stricter antitrust laws. ** Oct. 2021: Main Street Against Big Tech (MSABT) launched to debunk big tech’s cynical PR efforts and show how small business owners were at the mercy of dominant corporations. *** T...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:10, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and Regulation (Created page with "* SENATORS KLOBUCHAR AND GRASSLEY INTRODUCED A BILL TO KEEP BIG TECH FROM USING THEIR DOMINANCE TO SQUELCH COMPETITION AND DISADVANTAGE RIVALS KLOBUCHAR AND GRASSLEY’S BILL WAS WIDELY SUPPORTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, WITH 5 REPUBLICANS AND 5 DEMOCRATS CO-SPONSORING IT ** Klobuchar and Grassley introduced the ‘American Innovation And Choice Online Act’ (AICOA) which would create rules for dominant tech platforms to prevent anti-competitive behavior. A CNBC head...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:08, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Further Concerns (Created page with "* Lawmakers, regulators and even bank lobby groups like the Consumer Bankers Association have expressed concerns that due to Big Tech’s foray into financial services, a growing share of banking activity has occurred outside the purview of regulators, putting consumers and the resiliency of the financial system at risk. * Regulators worried Big Tech was too big to fail and could cause the next financial collapse Companies like Amazon and Google host most banking activit...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:07, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Consumer Financial Bureau Regulation (Created page with "* In October 2021, CFPB issued an order to Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon to compel them to turn over information on their payments systems. * The CFPB raised antitrust concerns with Big Tech’s dive into payments and wanted to make sure the companies didn’t “squelch” smaller competitors. * CFPB Director Rohit Chopra worried the US could become like China, where consumers have lost the ability to choose which payments app they use because Tech Giants AliPay an...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:06, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Apple Card and Apple Pay (Created page with "* In 2019, Apple Card, a partnership with Goldman Sachs was accused of discriminating against women, with customers complaining on Twitter that women were granted lower credit limits than men, including married couples with only joint bank accounts. * A NY Department of Financial Services investigation concluded in March 2021 and found that Apple Card did not intentionally discriminate against women. * While Apple Pay, according to the Financial Times, has “attracted l...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:05, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Facebook Libra/Crypto (Created page with "* Facebook had to rebrand its crypto project amid a series of setbacks, including major financial backers dropping out over regulatory concerns. The crypto project also has faced bipartisan criticism from US regulators and lawmakers. * President Trump argued Libra would have little standing or dependability and said Facebook should be subject to banking regulations. * Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, said he was concerned Facebook’s cryptocurrency would...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:01, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Amazon (Created page with "* According to CNBC, the company’s plan to brand the accounts under the names of partner banks showed their key motivation was customer data and being able to see what consumers spend their money on in order to get a leg up on Amazon in the online search battle. * The checking accounts were never actually launched and were scrapped in October 20201 after several missed deadlines. * In July 2016, Amazon joined Wells Fargo to offer private student loans to prime members,...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:59, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech entering Financial Services (Created page with "* According to CNBC, tech giants leap into the financial services sector has been more of a “slow creep than big strides,” with the companies mostly adding services that are peripheral to banking. * The tech giants have faced numerous obstacles along the way, with consumers growing increasingly skeptical over providing large technology companies with their personal information. * And while they’ve pushed deeper into the financial sector, Big Tech has tried to avoid...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:58, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Google Pay (Created page with "* While Google is the subject of antitrust allegations over its digital advertising business in the US, in other parts of the world, it has faced allegations of unfairly promoting its payments app, Google Pay. * In India, Google is being investigated by India’s antitrust body for abusing its market power to promote Google Pay, as well as for forcing App developers to use Google Pay. * Google also faced controversy in India when for 8 hours it pulled from its App Store...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:57, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Possible Solutions (Created page with "* Outlets and institutions believed national security would be strengthened if Big Tech was broken up and regulated. Fears had grown that market concentration in Big Tech meant Americans were less able to compete with foreign rivals because it meant “less competition and therefore less innovation.” In a fractured tech market, it was believed the various companies would use various resources, develop domestic capacities or if nothing else, choose not to work with Chin...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:55, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Hacks and Vulnerabilities as a Security Threat (Created page with "* A hack at one of the big tech companies could “derail everyday life” or “even compromise public safety, in fundamental ways.” As AI increasingly matured, hacking was expected to get easier, stealthier and more widespread. It was estimated that hackers would increase their use of AI and automation in the years ahead and use AI to create intelligent malware programs and execute stealth attacks. More concerning, the proliferation of AI was thought to lead to an in...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:54, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Disinformation and Big Tech as a Security Threat (Created page with "* Disinformation was a major national security threat due to its ability to boost our adversaries and sow discord and division in America. The American Security Project posited that the propagation of disinformation “could work towards increasing Russian and Chinese spheres of influence.” They further stated that disinformation risked “negatively impacting the U.S.’s standing in the world a global leader and cooperative partner. The New Yorker described online di...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:18, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Adversaries (Created page with "* AI was expected to be at the heart of the future of warfare, espionage and other defense systems. AI was predicted to have “transformative implications” for military weaponry, espionage and was considered key to advancing cyber defense. Harvard’s Belfast Center said AI would “dramatically augment autonomous weapons and espionage capabilities. The Belfast Center believed AI would “represent a key aspect of future military power. Defense One noted that AI was...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:14, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech and National Security (Created page with "* Multiple scholars and institutions had noted the risk big tech posed to America’s national security. * Columbia University said the size and dominance of American tech companies were “part of the problem” when it came to the implications of their products on national security. The Carnegie Endowment For International Peace said Big Tech companies had “taken many actions that contravene[d] U.S. interests, then relied on their clout to avoid accountability.” St...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:10, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Attempt to Influence Trade Policy (Created page with "* Big Tech has supported the major trade deals of the last few years, including the TPP, USMCA, and the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Agreement. Big Tech has also voiced support for Section 230-like language in the latter two agreements, even as bipartisan lawmakers criticized this language. * USTR and USITC both put out public facing documents praising Big Tech’s support for the TPP and arguing it was reason to approve the agreement. * Big Tech executives have been appointed t...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:10, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Ties to the Biden Administration (Created page with "* The Washington Post reported that “dozens” of administration officials have ties to the big tech industry. * Thirteen Biden aides have directly worked at Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook), Lyft, Microsoft, Twitter, and Uber. * Out of all of Big Tech, Facebook has the most officials who have worked with them in some capacity, followed by Alphabet.") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:09, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech's lobbying vs other Toxic Industries (Created page with "* Since 2000, the four largest Big Tech companies – Amazon, Apple, Alphabet/Google, and Facebook – have spent $465,026,307 on federal lobbying. ** $434,474,221 of that total has come since 2010. * Additionally, nine groups that the four Big Tech companies fund have spent $98,061,827 on federal lobbying since 2000. ** $80,400,019 of that total has come since 2010. * Big Tech’s federal lobbying total eclipses that of other major toxic industries: ** Since 2010, the n...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:08, 11 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Big Tech's Influence on Associations (Created page with " '''Governors and Attorney General Associations of Both Parties''' * Amazon, Google, and Facebook have donated at least a combined total of $3,422,000 to just the Governors And Attorneys Generals Associations of both parties: ** 2017 – 2018: Amazon Donated $375,748 Between The DGA, RGA, DAGA, And RAGA. ** 2007 – 2018: Google Donated Over $1.5 Million Between The DGA, RGA, DAGA, RAGA. ** 2009 – 2018: Facebook Donated Over $1 Million Between The DGA, RGA, DAGA, RAG...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:37, 10 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Think Tanks Receiving Money to Influence Public Policy/Research (Created page with "Test text")
• 22:47, 10 February 2022 Btw admin talk contribs created page Trade/Proxy Organizations funded by Big Tech (Created page with "Test text here")
• 23:20, 13 January 2022 Btw admin talk contribs deleted page BigTechWiki:Common.css (content was: "#ca-talk { display: none !important; }", and the only contributor was "Btw admin" (talk))
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