Google’s remarkably close relationship with the White House, in two charts
▻https://theintercept.com/2016/04/22/googles-remarkably-close-relationship-with-the-obama-white-house-in-tw
Over the past seven years, #Google has created a remarkable partnership with the Obama White House, providing expertise, services, advice, and personnel for vital government projects.
Precisely how much influence this buys Google isn’t always clear. But consider that over in the European Union, Google is now facing two major antitrust charges for abusing its dominance in mobile operating systems and search. By contrast, in the U.S., a strong case to sanction Google was quashed by a presidentially appointed commission.
