Tech Lobbying

July 15, 2020 CEP Staff

Tech Giants Oppose Measure Strengthening Regulation Of Online Child Sex Abuse

Industry Behavior Highlights Tech’s Insincerity In Tackling Harmful Content In an effort to stave off pending U.S. regulation, the tech industry has opposed widely-supported bi-partisan U.S. legislation—the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of...

June 16, 2020 CEP Staff

Tech Companies & Proactive Measures

The European Union is considering legislation to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online. Certain members of European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed concern over the inclusion of a clause that would require tech companies to deploy...

February 20, 2020 CEP Staff

Facebook Continues Lobbying Efforts In Hopes Of Hindering Content Moderation Legislation

The European Union has recently been debating various content moderation laws and policies in an aim to curb the spread of online extremist content. Instead of allowing lawmakers to do their jobs, Facebook has spent significant resources lobbying...

January 30, 2019 CEP Staff

Tech Industry’s PR Blitz on Full Display at Davos

Record Spending on Special Interest Lobbying Belies Tech Industry Rhetoric Last week, the world’s biggest tech companies converged on the World Economic Forum, an annual high-profile gathering of global elites in Davos, Switzerland. Tech execs spent...