Tag: Google influence peddling

Written by Editor Charlie

@GTP_Updates: White House Kept Close Tabs on FTC Google Antitrust Probe — Artist Rights Watch

Newly-uncovered emails show the White House was closely tracking the outcome of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust probe of Google, with an official contacting Google’s lobbyist shortly before the agency’s decision to settle the case. via @GTP_Updates: White House Kept Close Tabs on FTC Google Antitrust Probe — Artist Rights Watch

Written by Chris Castle

Tweet This Way: Do Commissioner Wright’s Tweets Show the Extent of Google’s Agency Capture at FTC?

William Alden writing in Buzzfeed reports yet more evidence of agency capture by Google of the Federal Trade Commission–it’s indirect, but it’s not fooling anyone: Google’s allies in Washington have used plenty of subtle techniques to help the search giant advance its agenda. Now, one high-ranking official has employed the art of the subtweet. Joshua […]