When President Obama threw his support behind the FCC’s plan to regulate the Internet, Google celebrated. Everyone else raised their eyebrows, wondering if the Obama administration had become too close to the Silicon Valley juggernaut. After all, Google always seems to be exempt from Internet regulations that affect all of the rest of us.
Google's remarkable relationship with the Obama White House has grown over the past 7 years, with Google now providing special services, advice, and personnel for vital government projects.
Precisely how much influence this has bought for Google isn’t yet clear, but this recent piece in The Intercept raises some disturbing points about the mysterious union.
The article explores the more than 427 White House meetings attended by Google representatives and investigates the hundreds (yes hundreds!) of revolving door moves between Google and the Obama Administration.
The truth is, “Americans know surprisingly little about what Google wants and gets from our government.” And it’s about time we knew more.
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