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Some of the world’s largest companies have been accused of undermining democracy across the world by financially backing far-right political movements, funding and exacerbating the climate crisis, and violating trade union rights and human rights in a report published on Monday by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Amazon, Tesla, Meta, ExxonMobil, Blackstone, Vanguard and Glencore are the corporations included in the report. The companies’ lobbying arms are attempting to shape global policy at the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York City on 22 and 23 September.

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[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 3 weeks ago

Don't forget Google, Apple, Oracle, Cloudflare

[-] spookedintownsville@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

What's cloudflare's issue? Censorship?

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cloudflare acts like a MiTM

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

It would seem that we do indeed have some dragons left to slay in this world.

[-] Allonzee@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And if this somehow fails impress you, we sold over 200 billion in tools of mass murder to the rest of the world last year alone as well!

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-arms-exports-hit-record-high-fiscal-2023-2024-01-29/

Murica 🇺🇸, profiting off human misery since our inception, the British Empire apparently passed that torch.

[-] anarcho_blinkenist@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Makes one think who all has been benefiting from the expansion of militarism and conflict, doesn't it? But no need for us to worry, because I'm certain the peace-loving Democrats, who I'm assured by very democracy-valuing liberals, are despite all appearances definitely not nearly-indistinguishable from the open-fanged right-wing Republicans, and will stop this US militarism which is destroying the planet faster than anyone.

Pay no attention to the 3rd parties who actually come out against militarism; If we just give the wing of the bipartisan-imperialists who actually rely on working class margins whatever votes they want regardless of their actions forever, then surely because of how appreciative they are of us that they will gift to us some result that's remotely different than all of exactly this and exactly what brought us here... right?

[-] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Completely agree with all your points. On a tangential note, I wish opensecrets had an rss feed...

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 24 points 3 weeks ago

no mention of the solid push into fascism by the propaganda machine fox news?! wtf

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 3 weeks ago

Do you really think Fox has much power compared to a company like Meta?

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

in the united states, prolly more so. yes.

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

looks around

Anyone surprised?

Anyone?

..........anyone?

[-] lemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Frankly? Yes, a bit. I wouldn't have expected Tesla to make it that high and I would expect Google somewhere near the top. And I guess it focused only on american companies, or I would be much more surprised.

[-] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago

Whaaaaat...? In a time of economic struggles, companies would rather support fascists than risk letting socialism take over? This certainly never happened before, especially not in Germany.

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

That would be a part of Telsa, as it calls out Musk's actions there.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 3 weeks ago

Don't forget the companies of the US, China, Russia, Israel, and Iran. Those companies are terribly for democracy

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