Like everything there's elements of truth and elements of falsity. In terms of regulation, it's not entirely wrong - it's not a coincidence that the US has all of the big tech companies, and that...
Like everything there's elements of truth and elements of falsity. In terms of regulation, it's not entirely wrong - it's not a coincidence that the US has all of the big tech companies, and that the fact that the US and select Asian nations control effectively all of high technology is, uh, a bit of a strategic issue for the EU.
That being said, this seems like people making too much noise about lobbyist - yeah, they'll make noise at things their employers don't like, that's what they do. Lina Khan has accomplished very little regulatory wise, so even just on a practical lens it's hard to see how this will make a difference in a China vs US technology war.
I'm sure this has been a thing for awhile, but this is the first I've heard it mentioned in the intro to an article. It's not like these are lobbyists reaching out to a politician to make a case....
I'm sure this has been a thing for awhile, but this is the first I've heard it mentioned in the intro to an article.
It's not like these are lobbyists reaching out to a politician to make a case. This is lobbyists reaching out to journalists to craft a narrative for the public to erode any support for Lina's actions, which lobbiests would then use as evidence when reaching out to politicians. I'm sure this author is not the only they reached out to.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received a number of outreaches from big companies (particularly in the tech space), their trade groups and public relations teams, as well as the think-tanks they fund. The narrative being pushed is that FTC chair Lina Khan, together with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, are together somehow going to tank American innovation, and give up the US position on this front to China.
Like everything there's elements of truth and elements of falsity. In terms of regulation, it's not entirely wrong - it's not a coincidence that the US has all of the big tech companies, and that the fact that the US and select Asian nations control effectively all of high technology is, uh, a bit of a strategic issue for the EU.
That being said, this seems like people making too much noise about lobbyist - yeah, they'll make noise at things their employers don't like, that's what they do. Lina Khan has accomplished very little regulatory wise, so even just on a practical lens it's hard to see how this will make a difference in a China vs US technology war.
I'm sure this has been a thing for awhile, but this is the first I've heard it mentioned in the intro to an article.
It's not like these are lobbyists reaching out to a politician to make a case. This is lobbyists reaching out to journalists to craft a narrative for the public to erode any support for Lina's actions, which lobbiests would then use as evidence when reaching out to politicians. I'm sure this author is not the only they reached out to.
Manufacturing Consent indeed.
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Your archive link isn't an archive link.
Both links worked for me.
Thanks!
The archive link reflects back to ft. When I tried to make one it didn't work.
Try the one in my comment.