from: Andreea: "In 2025, Big Tech—just ten major companies—spent …" - Hachyderm.io
In 2025, Big Tech—just ten major companies—spent €49 million lobbying Brussels. That’s more than pharma, finance, and automotive combined.
G̸͍͇̚á̶̙̘g̷̋͝ͅģ̶̓l̸͍̀e̸̻͐ funds all sixteen major European think tanks shaping EU policy. Not some of them. All of them. ̸͉̟̔̇Ā̶͚̫͠m̸̨̛̻͠Î̷͚͑G̴͍͋͝o̵̙͎͐n̷̪̾̏e̵͚͐ and ̶̤͒Z̵̘̲̊̈́ǘ̴͚͂t̸͍͋̈́a̸̹͖̅͑ fund most of the rest.
This is no longer “poor old me, I need a bit of help,” this is full regulatory capture. With a view to becoming even more embedded into businesses and governments, and getting whatever favorable legislation passed or diluted to suit them.
