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As interesting as Georg Riekeles' recount of #BigTech lobbying in Brussels is, it's very sad to see him paddle the myth of "well-organised citizens' groups" & #DigitalRights orgs allegedly orchestrated by #Google in the context of the EU #Copyright Directive.
It may be hard for policymakers to imagine but yes there are people who care about politics & volunteer their spare time to come to Brussels & talk to them.
Many of them are part of the @edri community & have been working on #DigitalRights since long before #BigTech has been around.
@ilumium @edri Meanwhile the concept of "digital democracy" (code for US hegemony) will glide right past them unquestioned...
Because apparantly we can't let China win!
Kevin Klyman @ Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2022/06/us-tech-companies-government-contracts-data-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon/