Death by a thousand roundtables

 Chalmermagne, here.

The Digital Fixer

 

Part I, Part II, and Part III.

President Joe Biden wanted Gigi Sohn to fix America’s internet — what went wrong?

 The Verge, here. 

Spamming the regulator: How Big Tech's 'economic consultants' undermine EU competition policy

 Corporate Europe, here. 

The GDPR was the most lobbied law in EU history. DSA: Hold my beer

 Ofthewedge, here. 

Google’s Guardians

 D. Dayen, here. 

Per i lobbisti del big tech il paradiso è in Italia

 Domani, qui. 

Congress made a lousy case for breaking up Big Tech

 PPI, here.

Today’s Congressional Hearing Will Test Big Tech’s Simplest Algorithm: If An Ex-Regulator, Then Hire [either directly or indirectly - via a law office/thinktank/consulting firm]

The Ringer, here. 

Fiona, Apple, and Amazon: How Big Tech Pays to Win the Battle of Ideas

D. Dayen, here.

Applied IO Policy Panel: What should IO economists be working on in tech? [Answer: it depends]

CEPR, here.
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When Scholars Collaborate With Tech Companies, How Reliable Are the Findings?

NYTimes, here. 

Powerful Coalition Pushes Back on Anti-Tech Fervor

NYTimes, here. 

All EFF'd Up

J. Levine, here and here (Podcast). 

Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

NYTimes, here. 

The airline industry is dominated by just four companies. And you’re paying for it.

ProPublica, here. 

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat

NYTimes, here.

Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay copyright lobbyists

ArsTechnica, here.

How Google beat the feds

Politico.com, here. 

Yet Another Lobbying Alliance in the IT Sector: The Internet Association

Internetassociation.org, here.