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

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

Tropes. Stereotypes.  Just what is the difference between this and someone making a blanket assertion about a race or nationality?

Not very much, unfortunately. 

Yup, i share your disrespect for this irritating set of tropes

--srs

> On 13-Jul-2017, at 7:41 PM, Ken Stubbs <kstubbs at afilias.info> wrote:
> 
> Speaking personally,
> 
> Frankly, I am getting tired of hearing this irritating mantra that far to many successful companies
> are inherently evil and uncaring.
> 
> I am not necessarily defending Google, I would need significantly more evidence of their intent than 
> a speculative article written by someone who may very well have their own "agenda"
> 
> I have little respect for people who spend much of their energies criticizing innovative & creative
> entities who turn their creative efforts into success.
> 
> Those who use their energies & efforts criticizing & chastising  should spend less time moaning & complaining & more of this time working towards effecting 
> positive change  
> 
> Ken Stubbs
> 
> 
>> On 7/13/17 06:26, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>> 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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