“I don’t think we should have these conversations over a very expensive bottle of Bordeaux,” Ms. Geese said. [...]
“People will always claim their political, academic or intellectual independence — they’d reject that they’ve been influenced,” said Marietje Schaake, a former member of the European Parliament who now teaches at Stanford University. “But the question then becomes, why are the firms spending so much money in Brussels?”
I soliti complottismi malpensanti! Subito a mormorare di corruzione... sono solo generosi! :-D
It suggested talking points for Google supporters, such as the risk to the economy during the pandemic.
Beh, cosa c'è di male! Si preoccupano per noi! In fondo sono filantropi. Filantropi americani... cos'è una colpa?
In a meeting after the leak, Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive officer, apologized to Thierry Breton, a European commissioner helping to draft the new rules.
Beh... si sarà scusato per il leak. Ma povero Sundar... qualcosa sfugge anche a Google! Bisognerebbe innestarli per legge, i cellulari Android. Sotto cute, magari.
“Our views are independent. Period,” Mr. Hofheinz said in an email. “I don’t know why these campaigning organizations think we’re putzes who can’t reason things out for ourselves. There’s something very insulting in that idea. And very wrong.”
Ecco, appunto... dormite tranquilli. L'Unione Europea vi protegge. Con la schiena dritta. Per questo le scuole usano Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams etc... Perché loro sono indipendenti. Punto. Dalla realtà. Giacomo PS: per vedere come questa campagna stia funzionando alla grande basta osservare le regolamentazioni in discussione:
rules for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, which is owned by Google, about moderating user-generated content. Other requirements would make companies disclose more about how services like Google’s and Facebook’s digital advertising products worked. The largest companies could be forced to share some data with small rivals. Stiffer competition rules could prevent the companies from giving their services preferential treatment over small rivals, and limit their ability to move into new product categories.
A Bruxelles non hanno proprio capito dove stia il problema!