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KEY READINGS
from our research on The Revolving Door
Erin O’Toole’s Plan For Gig Workers Was ‘Carbon Copied’ From Uber’s Corporate Lobbyists
– Press Progress, September 2021
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government, by Jesse Drucker and Danny Hakim
– The New York Times, September 2021
Lobbying “from within”: A new perspective on the revolving door and regulatory capture, by Stéphanie Yates and Étienne Cardin-Trudeau
– Canadian Public Administration, June 2021
Web of familiar faces connects government with online giants, by Vito Pilieci
– Post Media’s Ottawa Citizen, May 2018
– Press Progress, September 2021
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government, by Jesse Drucker and Danny Hakim
– The New York Times, September 2021
Lobbying “from within”: A new perspective on the revolving door and regulatory capture, by Stéphanie Yates and Étienne Cardin-Trudeau
– Canadian Public Administration, June 2021
Web of familiar faces connects government with online giants, by Vito Pilieci
– Post Media’s Ottawa Citizen, May 2018
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KEY READINGS
from our research on Academic Capture
Big Tech’s support for Canadian universities risks compromising research integrity, by Vass Bednar
– The Globe and Mail, January 2022
The Steep Cost of Capture, by Meredith Whittaker
– Interactions, November–December 2021
Academic Capture: Private Funds + Public Interests, by Vass Bednar
– Regs to Riches, January 2021
When Scholars Collaborate With Tech Companies, How Reliable Are the Findings?, by Noam Scheiber
– The New York Times, June 2020
Carleton’s new election-integrity scholar comes from Facebook. The NDP says that’s like Dracula overseeing the blood supply, by Carl Meyer
– National Observer, January 2020
The Invention of Ethical AI: How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation, by Rodrigo Ochigame
– The Intercept, December 2019
– The Globe and Mail, January 2022
The Steep Cost of Capture, by Meredith Whittaker
– Interactions, November–December 2021
Academic Capture: Private Funds + Public Interests, by Vass Bednar
– Regs to Riches, January 2021
When Scholars Collaborate With Tech Companies, How Reliable Are the Findings?, by Noam Scheiber
– The New York Times, June 2020
Carleton’s new election-integrity scholar comes from Facebook. The NDP says that’s like Dracula overseeing the blood supply, by Carl Meyer
– National Observer, January 2020
The Invention of Ethical AI: How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation, by Rodrigo Ochigame
– The Intercept, December 2019
RECENT HEADLINES
Tech money in civil society: whose interests do digital rights organisations represent?, by Jake Goldenfein and Monique Mann
– Cultural Studies journal, Volume 36, March 2022
A Google billionnaire’s fingerprints are all over Biden’s science and technology office, by Alex Thompson
– Politico, March 2022
Who will regulate the regulators? Big Tech and their influence on government policy, by Rachel Parent
– Post Media’s National Post, January 2022
Canada is sleepwalking into bed with Big Tech, as politicos float between firms and public office, by Liisa Ladouceur from FRIENDS
– Toronto Star, January 2022
The dark side of social media: What Canada is—and isn’t—doing about it, by Rachel Gilmore
– Global News, January 2022
Think Facebook’s bad news? Meta’s man in Ottawa would like a word, by Martin Patriquin
– The Logic, December 2021
Canadians should be outraged at the CRTC for reversing its decision on wholesale internet rates, by George Burger
– Toronto Star, June 2021
Is Canada Ready for the Platform Regulation Debate?, by Blayne Haggart and Natasha Tusikov
– CIGI Online, June 2021
Who’s really got Ottawa’s ear? Paid consultants are everywhere in Ottawa. This so-called ‘shadow public service’ offers expert analysis at a pretty penny, by Shannon Proudfoot
– Maclean’s, April 2021
Liberal privacy bill fails to curtail surveillance economy or protect Canadians, by Jim Balsillie
– Post Media’s National Post, March 2021
– Cultural Studies journal, Volume 36, March 2022
A Google billionnaire’s fingerprints are all over Biden’s science and technology office, by Alex Thompson
– Politico, March 2022
Who will regulate the regulators? Big Tech and their influence on government policy, by Rachel Parent
– Post Media’s National Post, January 2022
Canada is sleepwalking into bed with Big Tech, as politicos float between firms and public office, by Liisa Ladouceur from FRIENDS
– Toronto Star, January 2022
The dark side of social media: What Canada is—and isn’t—doing about it, by Rachel Gilmore
– Global News, January 2022
Think Facebook’s bad news? Meta’s man in Ottawa would like a word, by Martin Patriquin
– The Logic, December 2021
Canadians should be outraged at the CRTC for reversing its decision on wholesale internet rates, by George Burger
– Toronto Star, June 2021
Is Canada Ready for the Platform Regulation Debate?, by Blayne Haggart and Natasha Tusikov
– CIGI Online, June 2021
Who’s really got Ottawa’s ear? Paid consultants are everywhere in Ottawa. This so-called ‘shadow public service’ offers expert analysis at a pretty penny, by Shannon Proudfoot
– Maclean’s, April 2021
Liberal privacy bill fails to curtail surveillance economy or protect Canadians, by Jim Balsillie
– Post Media’s National Post, March 2021
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THE CAPTURE SCENE
In Toronto, Google’s Attempt to Privatize Government Fails—For Now, by Bianca Wylie
– Boston Review, May 2020
Influencing the Internet: Lobbyists and Interest Groups’ Impact on Digital Rights in Canada, by Megan Beretta
– Citizenship in a Connected Canada, revised November 2020
The Grey Hoodie Project: Big Tobacco, Big Tech, and the threat on academic integrity, by Mohamed Abdalla and Moustafa Abdalla
– Proceedings of the 2021 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society, revised April 2021
How is tech lobbying shaping federal policy?, by Megan Beretta
– Policy Options, February 2019
Foreign tech giants have more than tripled their lobbying since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, by Murad Hemmadi
– The Logic, July 2019
NDP and Conservatives accuse Justin Trudeau of favouring ‘Silicon Valley data giants’ over Canadian tech firms, by Murad Hemmadi
– The Logic, July 2019
How Canadian money and research are helping China become a global telecom superpower, by Steven Chase, Christine Dobby, Robert Fife and Sean Silcoff
– The Globe and Mail, May 2018
Canada’s spy agency cautions universities about research ties with Huawei, by Steven Chase, Robert Fife and Sean Silcoff
– The Globe and Mail, December 2018
Uber hires former Ontario PC president to lobby Ottawa, by Alex Ballingall
– Toronto Star, May 2017
Uber boosts its Ottawa lobbying team, by Beatrice Britneff
– iPolitics, July 2017
The women in Harper’s inner circle: The women of power and influence next to the PM, by Jennifer Ditchburn
– Maclean’s, February 2013
The Shadow Public Service: The swelling ranks of federal government outsourced workers, by David Macdonald
– Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, March 2011
– Boston Review, May 2020
Influencing the Internet: Lobbyists and Interest Groups’ Impact on Digital Rights in Canada, by Megan Beretta
– Citizenship in a Connected Canada, revised November 2020
The Grey Hoodie Project: Big Tobacco, Big Tech, and the threat on academic integrity, by Mohamed Abdalla and Moustafa Abdalla
– Proceedings of the 2021 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society, revised April 2021
How is tech lobbying shaping federal policy?, by Megan Beretta
– Policy Options, February 2019
Foreign tech giants have more than tripled their lobbying since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, by Murad Hemmadi
– The Logic, July 2019
NDP and Conservatives accuse Justin Trudeau of favouring ‘Silicon Valley data giants’ over Canadian tech firms, by Murad Hemmadi
– The Logic, July 2019
How Canadian money and research are helping China become a global telecom superpower, by Steven Chase, Christine Dobby, Robert Fife and Sean Silcoff
– The Globe and Mail, May 2018
Canada’s spy agency cautions universities about research ties with Huawei, by Steven Chase, Robert Fife and Sean Silcoff
– The Globe and Mail, December 2018
Uber hires former Ontario PC president to lobby Ottawa, by Alex Ballingall
– Toronto Star, May 2017
Uber boosts its Ottawa lobbying team, by Beatrice Britneff
– iPolitics, July 2017
The women in Harper’s inner circle: The women of power and influence next to the PM, by Jennifer Ditchburn
– Maclean’s, February 2013
The Shadow Public Service: The swelling ranks of federal government outsourced workers, by David Macdonald
– Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, March 2011
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CULTURE COMMENT
One of Canada’s most important institutions is failing Canadians, by Geoff White
– The Globe and Mail, June 2021
Protecting Canada’s cultural sovereignty from Big Tech is one promise the Liberals must keep, by Daniel Bernhard
– Post Media’s National Post, December 2020
Why Canada’s New Cultural Policy Will Be Terrible for the Arts: Turning artists into tech entrepreneurs is a triumph of Silicon Valley, by Ira Wells
– The Walrus, October 2017
– The Globe and Mail, June 2021
Protecting Canada’s cultural sovereignty from Big Tech is one promise the Liberals must keep, by Daniel Bernhard
– Post Media’s National Post, December 2020
Why Canada’s New Cultural Policy Will Be Terrible for the Arts: Turning artists into tech entrepreneurs is a triumph of Silicon Valley, by Ira Wells
– The Walrus, October 2017
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PODCAST PEANUTS
How Facebook Bought-Off Canada For Peanuts, by Jesse Brown and Fenwick McKelvey
– Canadaland, January 2018
– Canadaland, January 2018
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THE EUROPEAN LENS
UK urged to review lobbying rules after former privacy chief joins law firm, by Vincent Manancourt
– Politico, December 2021
The lobby network: Big Tech’s web of influence in the EU, by Max Bank, Felix Duffy, Verena Leyendecker and Margarida Silva
– Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control, August 2021
How Google quietly funds Europe’s leading tech policy institutes, by Laurie Clarke, Oscar Williams and Katharine Swindells
– The New Statesman, July 2021
– Politico, December 2021
The lobby network: Big Tech’s web of influence in the EU, by Max Bank, Felix Duffy, Verena Leyendecker and Margarida Silva
– Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control, August 2021
How Google quietly funds Europe’s leading tech policy institutes, by Laurie Clarke, Oscar Williams and Katharine Swindells
– The New Statesman, July 2021
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THE WASHINGTON WAY
Tech Oversight Project launches to push for anti-trust legislation in Silicon Valley, by Cat Zakrzewski
– The Washington Post, January 2022
Corporate America launches massive lobbying blitz to kill key parts of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion economic plan, by Tony Romm
– The Washington Post, August 2021
Lobbyists for Silicon Valley Giants Like Facebook Find Glory Days Are Over, by Julie Bykowicz and Brody Mullins
– The Wall Street Journal, June 2021
A Test of the Revolving Door Hypothesis at the FCC, by William T. Gormley
– American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 23, No. 4, 1979
– The Washington Post, January 2022
Corporate America launches massive lobbying blitz to kill key parts of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion economic plan, by Tony Romm
– The Washington Post, August 2021
Lobbyists for Silicon Valley Giants Like Facebook Find Glory Days Are Over, by Julie Bykowicz and Brody Mullins
– The Wall Street Journal, June 2021
A Test of the Revolving Door Hypothesis at the FCC, by William T. Gormley
– American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 23, No. 4, 1979
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NOTABLE BOOKS
Industry Unbound: The Inside Story of Privacy, Data, and Corporate Power, by Ari Ezra Waldman
– Cambridge University Press, 2021
Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence and How to Limit It, by Daniel Carpenter and David A. Moss, Editors
– Cambridge University Press, 2013
Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why, by Frank Baumgartner, Jeffrey Berry, Marie Hojnacki, Beth Leech and David Kimball
– University of Chicago Press, 2009
– Cambridge University Press, 2021
Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence and How to Limit It, by Daniel Carpenter and David A. Moss, Editors
– Cambridge University Press, 2013
Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why, by Frank Baumgartner, Jeffrey Berry, Marie Hojnacki, Beth Leech and David Kimball
– University of Chicago Press, 2009
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