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Google and Meta spent big this election cycle. Is Big Tech trying to ‘buy the legislature’?

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Google and Meta spent big this election cycle. Is Big Tech trying to ‘buy the legislature’? — Mountain View Technology news

Tech interests have spent tens of millions of dollars this year on state legislative races alone. Industry advocates say they want to protect innovation from overregulation. The post Google and Meta spent big this election cycle. Is Big Tech trying to ‘buy the legislature’? appeared first on Mountain View Voice.

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