“Amazon driving force behind international anti-Microsoft campaign”
Amazon is reportedly leading lobbying groups in Europe and the United States that are curbing Microsoft's cloud ambitions. Bloomberg sources claim that the three groups are making decisions that strongly favour AWS.
Bloomberg bases this conclusion on anonymous sources, tax returns and other docu... Read more
Big Tech boosts lobbies to European Union significantly
Big Tech companies are intensifying their lobbying the European Union and spending more money in Brussels. These are the findings from ngo Corporate Europe Observatory in cooperation with LobbyControl.
The research by the organizations that monitor corporate lobbying at the EU shows that a total... Read more
EU moves to close its leaky document-sharing system
Brussels is taking steps to replace U32mail, an internal system for sharing memos, policy suggestions and other private information. The system's lack of cybersecurity has caused numerous leaks over the years.
The EU has always been a popular target for those looking to steal seemingly secret do... Read more
EU lawmakers accuse US big tech of shadow lobbying
Members of the European Parliament claim the tech giants used shady techniques to influence European lawmakers and law.
Big tech companies like Google, Meta and Amazon have deceived lawmakers by lobbying through smaller front organizations, according to a report in POLITICO. Leading European law... Read more