Thats true but ID companies are not lobbying or making changes on a scale that matters. This change isnt going through because an id company lobbied the government. Its actually a popular position with the constituents of the democracy. Its supported by many different interest groups for various reasons good and bad. To simplify it down to “id companies lobbying the government to earn money” is in my opinion intentionally misleading.
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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 days agoIt absolutely is a direct cause.
These ID verification companies have been lobbying governments to mandate this so they can earn $$$$
Auth@lemmy.world 3 days ago
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think you underestimate how much lobbying is happening by these firms. It’s a 10s of billions of dollars industry, and it’s up and coming hence why it’s suddenly starting to happen everywhere.
Auth@lemmy.world 2 days ago
source? I completely disagree that this is a result of extreme amounts of lobbying money being injected into politics. The issue is very very popular with the average parent and thats what politicians are reacting to.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 days ago
While this might not all be explicit lobby, they are being lobbied, and there’s an exceptional amount of money being put into it in many ways. And if you don’t think millions and millions of dollars are going into things like SPAC’s to support candidates who will support it via side conversations, or other campaign finance tricks around the world then you just don’t know how things work in the US.
Here’s an example of Yoti spending money supporting the Texas laws.
supremecourt.gov/…/20241122163435761_23-1122 Amic…
Yoti In response to COPPA
downloads.regulations.gov/…/attachment_1.pdf
You really think they spend all that time writing this up and they aren’t having side conversations or nudge nudge wink wink deals going on? The US has a supreme court has Clarence Thomas blatantly taking money from people and nothing happens.
This is a world wide campaign to support it by these companies who built the tools. There’s is an official industry lobby group as well avpassociation.com
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Palantir
Auth@lemmy.world 2 days ago
you mean the company that already has full access to government data?
wewbull@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Yes. It’s got immense influence in government policy.
Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
good point, wasn’t my original intent but yeah lol