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November 21, 2015 01:00 pm GMT

Why Silicon Valley is losing at the Washington influence game

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WASHINGTON — Silicon Valley has an unwritten rule for lobbying consumers: Only do it in an emergency.

That sensibility, driven by sensitivity to users, explains why tech titans are straggling again in Washington’s influence game. At a time when everyone else is using tech tools to organize and mobilize political campaigns, Silicon Valley companies are reluctant to weaponize their own platforms to win policy fights

"There’s an inherent judgment every time you share something," said Adam Conner, who was the first hire in Facebook’s Washington D.C. office in 2007. "The understanding was always 'if there’s an existential threat to the business, all options are on the table.'" Read more...

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