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by alessandroetc 1802 days ago
It's not actually real. The lobbying firm behind most of the fact sheet is made up of people on the boards of different tech firms.
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epistasis 1802 days ago
This is a very serious accusation, but I can't find any substance to it, and it doesn't make much sense. What tech firm have lobbyists on their board?

Presumably you're talking about this fact sheet?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...

If a lobbying firm is behind official White House communications, and not WH-employed staff, that alone would be a serious allegation. But to say that tech is behind this is even worse.

Where is the evidence?

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chelmzy 1802 days ago
Do you have a source for this? I'm extremely curious.
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seriousquestion 1802 days ago
Related? "WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House."

https://theintercept.com/2021/07/06/westexec-biden-administr...

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landryraccoon 1802 days ago
What fact sheet are you referring to? I’m curious what names are on it.
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nojs 1802 days ago
Betteridge's law of headlines strikes again :)
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