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"A new analysis from Environmental Defence reveals that in 2024, #Canada’s federal government provided nearly $30 billion in subsidies and financing to the #fossilfuel industry, including $21 billion for the TransMountain pipeline. This financial support comes at a significant cost to taxpayers and ignores the global shift toward #renewableenergy." environmentaldefence.ca/wp-con

If you're concerned about the outsized power of Digital platforms, you'll want to follow the work of #privacyinternational which produces a #podcast that they host on their own #peertube instance, and have been for quite some time:)

This means you can follow them directly from #mastodon here:

@privacyint@mastodon.xyz

and their podcast here:

@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org

media.privacyinternational.org

#privacy #surveillance #mergers #gafam #meta #fb #monopoly #corporatecapture #netneutrality @pluralistic #antitrust

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(This has so many advantages; it really is money well spent. For one, you can use it to argue that you’re not a monopoly – though, as recent rulings have shown, within limits. Then, you can have that champion of Definitely The Opposite Of Horrible Thing X advocate for self-regulation tactics like Do Not Track that stave off regulation for years, perhaps even a decade if you’re lucky. But that’s not all. You also gain a voice that can lobby softly for lack of regulation at institutions like the EU when your direct lobbying might be more suspect. Not to mention a honeypot that can attract people who actually care about the issues and keep them busy on projects you know won’t make a real difference. But, whatever you do, do train your future heads of public policy better so they don’t beg their friends at conferences they’re both speaking at to “go easier on us”, proclaiming “I don’t know why you’re holding to us such a higher standard, we’re just another Silicon Valley tech company.” Because those quiet parts should never be spoken out loud. Tsk, tsk.)