[governance] Accountability group puts Google in same league as big oil and big tobacco

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

What, this didn't get shared here earlier? I'm shocked 

Ah, by the way here's googles response https://www.blog.google/topics/public-policy/responding-campaign-accountability-report-academic-research/

Also - what do you propose, that academia raise money solely from school fees, or maybe use Monopoly money, to fund their research?  Or maybe just stop doing research?

--srs

> On 13-Jul-2017, at 3:51 PM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
> Google has spent millions funding academic research in the US and Europe to try to influence public opinion and policymakers, a watchdog has claimed.
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