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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 27, 2026
Oracle Helped Kneecap Section 230, Then Bought 15% Of A Company That Needs It.
Six years ago, when Trump first tried to force ByteDance to sell TikTok's US operations to his billionaire buddy Larry Ellison at Oracle, we wondered if this would finally get Oracle to change its tune on Section 230. While not as widely known outside of Silicon Valley, Oracle has been a driving force behind the...
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Anil Dash
Anil DashSep 20, 2012
Tech Now Has Its Own RIAA. Meesa Scared!
Today marks the launch of The Internet Association, a laudable effort from a number of prominent Internet technology companies to address our industry’s historic lack of engagement with the policy world by creating a lobbying group with a coherent platform and formidable backing. I’m happy to see…
policytech
Anil Dash
Anil DashJan 11, 2003
tivo is its own lobbyist
It may not be too late for TiVo to learn a lesson from Segway‘s success in lobbying legislators through the use of technology that’s compelling enough to sell itself. FCC Chairman Michael "Colin’s Son" Powell pronounced the TiVo he received for Christmas "God’s machine" which is twice as impressive…
blogstech
Anil Dash
Anil DashNov 20, 2002
technology vs. law
I’d been studying Segway’s cross-country legislative efforts with interest even in advance of John Borland’s excellent CNET story, since they’ve managed to get laws changed in approximately 60% of the country already, with a total lobbying budget of under a million dollars. Interestingly, that…
nyctech
Anil Dash
Anil DashSep 2, 2002
save the straw men!
Part of Anil’s platform in 2004 will be lobbying for protected status for Straw Men, given the recent rash of hate crimes and hate speech directed their way. It’s time we stopped looking the other way while nonexistent people and positions are savagely attacked. It’s time to put our collective foot…
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