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[Disclaimer I work for Cliqz] This is 100% personal opinion, not a spokesman neither for Cliqz nor Burda.

As all German media? Yes, it seems that they were lobbying for it, not clear if they still are part of the consortium or not. Why? No idea, really. Perhaps they are diversifying, lobbying on one hand, trying to build a competitor with another. But to make an assessment of the "goodness" of their intentions I prefer to stick to the facts: besides complaining to regulators, or not, they do fund a potential alternative. That's very commendable, cannot name many companies that are crazy/adventurous enough to put a ton of money on something as risky as what Cliqz is trying to do. To sum up, if the lobbying is a minus, the building is a massive plus, a clear positive outcome IMHO.