#lobbied — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lobbied, aggregated by home.social.
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... #Microsoft and other #US #tech companies successfully #lobbied the #EU to hide the #environmental toll of their #datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of #green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.
#corruption #AI #BigData #USThreats #greed #CorporateTerrorism #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #DemocracyNOW #Europe #EuropeanUnion #profits #CorporateGreed #Enough
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... #Microsoft and other #US #tech companies successfully #lobbied the #EU to hide the #environmental toll of their #datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of #green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.
#corruption #AI #BigData #USThreats #greed #CorporateTerrorism #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #DemocracyNOW #Europe #EuropeanUnion #profits #CorporateGreed #Enough
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... #Microsoft and other #US #tech companies successfully #lobbied the #EU to hide the #environmental toll of their #datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of #green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.
#corruption #AI #BigData #USThreats #greed #CorporateTerrorism #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #DemocracyNOW #Europe #EuropeanUnion #profits #CorporateGreed #Enough
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... #Microsoft and other #US #tech companies successfully #lobbied the #EU to hide the #environmental toll of their #datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of #green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.
#corruption #AI #BigData #USThreats #greed #CorporateTerrorism #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #DemocracyNOW #Europe #EuropeanUnion #profits #CorporateGreed #Enough
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... #Microsoft and other #US #tech companies successfully #lobbied the #EU to hide the #environmental toll of their #datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of #green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.
#corruption #AI #BigData #USThreats #greed #CorporateTerrorism #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #DemocracyNOW #Europe #EuropeanUnion #profits #CorporateGreed #Enough
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So much for #StatesRights
#Trump signs #ExecutiveOrder to neuter #State #AI laws, a win for #tech companies & #billionaires that have #lobbied against #regulation of the #technology.
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for #ArtificialIntelligence, Trump told reporters.
#law #regulations #safety #labor #DataCenters #energy #climate #PublicHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/technology/ai-trump-executive-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#UK #police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
Police forces successfully #lobbied to use #FacialRecognition system known biased against women, young people, ethnic minorities, after complaining it produced fewer potential #suspects
Documents reveal the bias was known for more than a year. Police forces argued to overturn initial decision designed to correct it
Police told it was biased in Sept 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/10/police-facial-recognition-technology-bias
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‘Textbook Case of Corruption’: Democratic Senators Call for Ethics Investigation Into Starlink’s Recent Trade Deals
#starlink #TSLA #tesla #doge #usaid #elonmusk #nazi #elon #musk #us #state #africa #gambia #diplomats #satellite #internet #lobbied #government #usa #gov #usgov #lobbying #maga #gop #corruption #grift #kakistocracy #fascism #authoritarian #fascist #oligarchy #tech #technology #congress #uspol #politics #communications #satellite
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Revealed: #Farmers’ #union successfully #lobbied against #foodwaste transparency
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/national-farmers-union-nfu-food-waste-lobbying-therese-coffey-defra/ -
The org has successfully #lobbied since 2021 for #laws in >a half-dozen states that ban #GenderAffirmingCare for #transgender youths, w/ its representatives testifying before state #legislatures against the guidelines recommended by mainstream #medical groups, acc/to its records. It gained further #national prominence this year as one of the plaintiffs in the #federal #lawsuit to limit #access to #mifepristone, a key #abortion drug.
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#Montana #governor #lobbied by #nonbinary #son to #reject #Republican's #antitrans #bills
#DavidGianforte, who uses #he/#they #pronouns, said they urged father Greg to stand up against ‘#unjust, #immoral’ #legislation
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Montana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/montana-governor-greg-gianforte-anti-trans-bills -
#Montana #governor #lobbied by #nonbinary #son to #reject #Republican's #antitrans #bills
#DavidGianforte, who uses #he/#they #pronouns, said they urged father Greg to stand up against ‘#unjust, #immoral’ #legislation
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Montana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/montana-governor-greg-gianforte-anti-trans-bills -
#Montana #governor #lobbied by #nonbinary #son to #reject #Republican's #antitrans #bills
#DavidGianforte, who uses #he/#they #pronouns, said they urged father Greg to stand up against ‘#unjust, #immoral’ #legislation
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Montana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/montana-governor-greg-gianforte-anti-trans-bills -
#Montana #governor #lobbied by #nonbinary #son to #reject #Republican's #antitrans #bills
#DavidGianforte, who uses #he/#they #pronouns, said they urged father Greg to stand up against ‘#unjust, #immoral’ #legislation
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Montana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/montana-governor-greg-gianforte-anti-trans-bills -
#Montana #governor #lobbied by #nonbinary #son to #reject #Republican's #antitrans #bills
#DavidGianforte, who uses #he/#they #pronouns, said they urged father Greg to stand up against ‘#unjust, #immoral’ #legislation
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Montana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/montana-governor-greg-gianforte-anti-trans-bills -
Pour les droits des femmes du Québec (#PDFQuébec ) is a #WomensGroup that has #lobbied in support of #Bill21 (which prevents civil servants, teachers & others from wearing visible religious symbols) & against #legislation such as #BillC16 , which aims to #protect #GenderDiverse people from #Discrimination .
**For the 2022-2023 #FiscalYear - #QuébecGovernment gave PDF Québec $143,000, #CBC #reported**
https://xtramagazine.com/power/activism/quebec-anti-trans-247757
#StopTransHate #Canada #DefundPDFQuebec #HateGroup #HumanRights
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#Canada ranks 3rd globally for #OldGrowth #forest loss, behind #Russia & #Brazil .
..home to a $34 billion #forestry #industry
...according to an #investigation by #CBCNews , #ICIJ ’s media partner, #Canadian #politicians #lobbied #lawmakers in #NewYorkState to #amend a bill aimed to prevent #NY from buying products linked to #deforestation or forest #degradation . The bill, originally called #NewYork #DeforestationFreeProcurementAct was introduced in early 2021.