’New America has been criticised for its close links with Google and its censorship culture.
The New York Times revealed in late August 2017 that pressure from Google led to the ousting of Barry Lynn7 who had criticised Google as a monopoly and called for it to be broken up. The President and CEO, Anne-Marie Slaughter, wrote an email to Lynn shortly before dismissing him saying ‘We are in the process of trying to expand our relationship with Google… just THINK about how you are imperiling funding.’ The emails sent by Slaughter ‘clearly show the influence that Google wields over New America’s operations,’ stated the Open Markets team in a statement provided to The Intercept."
As for the notion that they are a “liberal” organization, most political “think tanks” who receive their funding from major corporations are about as “liberal” as Reagan was.
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’New America has been criticised for its close links with Google and its censorship culture.
The New York Times revealed in late August 2017 that pressure from Google led to the ousting of Barry Lynn7 who had criticised Google as a monopoly and called for it to be broken up. The President and CEO, Anne-Marie Slaughter, wrote an email to Lynn shortly before dismissing him saying ‘We are in the process of trying to expand our relationship with Google… just THINK about how you are imperiling funding.’ The emails sent by Slaughter ‘clearly show the influence that Google wields over New America’s operations,’ stated the Open Markets team in a statement provided to The Intercept."
As for the notion that they are a “liberal” organization, most political “think tanks” who receive their funding from major corporations are about as “liberal” as Reagan was.