{"id":8831,"date":"2023-02-02T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/02\/meps-launch-site-for-eu-officials-to-report-shady-lobbying-by-big-tech\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:37:15","slug":"meps-launch-site-for-eu-officials-to-report-shady-lobbying-by-big-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/02\/meps-launch-site-for-eu-officials-to-report-shady-lobbying-by-big-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"MEPs launch site for EU officials to report \u2018shady lobbying\u2019 by big tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Dutch MEP hopes site will give early warning of suspicious tactics such as use of front organisations<\/p>\n

A group of MEPs are launching a website for European parliament staff and EU officials to raise the alarm about \u201cshady lobbying\u201d by big tech firms and other interest groups.<\/p>\n

Paul Tang, a Dutch Social Democrat MEP who is co-leading the initiative, said the \u201clobby leaks hotline\u201d would be an early warning system and was necessary as the parliament had faced \u201cshady lobbying\u201d from powerful tech companies seeking to influence its decisions. He cited practices such as so-called astroturfing, where large companies use front organisations to represent their interests by the back door.<\/p>\n

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\nExclusive: Dutch MEP hopes site will give early warning of suspicious tactics such as use of front organisations
\nA group of MEPs are launching a website for European parliament staff and EU officials to raise the alarm about \u201cshady lobbying\u201d by big tech firms and other interest groups.
\nPaul Tang, a Dutch Social Democrat MEP who is co-leading the initiative, said the \u201clobby leaks hotline\u201d would be an early warning system and was necessary as the parliament had faced \u201cshady lobbying\u201d from powerful tech companies seeking to influence its decisions. He cited practices such as so-called astroturfing, where large companies use front organisations to represent their interests by the back door. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Dutch MEP hopes site will give early warning of suspicious tactics such as use of front organisations A group of MEPs are launching a website for European parliament staff and EU officials to raise the alarm about \u201cshady lobbying\u201d by big tech firms and other interest groups. Paul Tang, a Dutch Social Democrat MEP …<\/p>\n

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