▲ 922 ▼ Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by Number1SummerJam@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 173 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 69 points 2 years ago (3 children) Lobbying should be fucking banned. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago It is far more likely that remarks against lobbying will be banned, because someone would lobby for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mayo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's still a useful mechanic to be able to influence government policy in between elections. Not all lobbying is pushing for this dystopian stuff, this is just what ends up in the news. In Canada anyone can review federal and provincial lobbying activity. Eg: https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/clntSmmrySrch?return=true&time=1695867498006 I'm guessing there is something like that for the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every form of corruption is a useful mechanic to be able to influence government policy between elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ya that's kind of what I'm saying. I'm not thrilled about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bobman@unilem.org -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Vote in representatives that will ban it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago In theory yes, but in practice extremely rich lobbyists will buy up enough votes to not ban it. Sorry, I mean "successfully lobby against it legally". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago It is far more likely that remarks against lobbying will be banned, because someone would lobby for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mayo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's still a useful mechanic to be able to influence government policy in between elections. Not all lobbying is pushing for this dystopian stuff, this is just what ends up in the news. In Canada anyone can review federal and provincial lobbying activity. Eg: https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/clntSmmrySrch?return=true&time=1695867498006 I'm guessing there is something like that for the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every form of corruption is a useful mechanic to be able to influence government policy between elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ya that's kind of what I'm saying. I'm not thrilled about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every form of corruption is a useful mechanic to be able to influence government policy between elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ya that's kind of what I'm saying. I'm not thrilled about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mayo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ya that's kind of what I'm saying. I'm not thrilled about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobman@unilem.org -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Vote in representatives that will ban it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago In theory yes, but in practice extremely rich lobbyists will buy up enough votes to not ban it. Sorry, I mean "successfully lobby against it legally". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago In theory yes, but in practice extremely rich lobbyists will buy up enough votes to not ban it. Sorry, I mean "successfully lobby against it legally". permalink fedilink source parent