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NYT: Google Buys Off Non-Profits To Silence Criticism

Robert Kraychik

Google is likely silencing criticisms of its conduct — and quasi-monopolistic status — by purchasing influence across political non-profits and think tanks, according to a Wednesday-published report in The New York Times.

The NYT describes Google’s political influence as vast via its co-opting of political non-profits and think tanks:

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