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Are Uber and Facebook Turning Users into Lobbyists?

Harvard Business Review

If a user agreed to the noble goal of free connectivity for their fellow citizens, they were directed to tell their Member of Parliament to support Facebook’s developing world program: Internet.org seeks to connect billions of people in the developing world to the internet. And Facebook is by no means the only example.

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What You Should Know About Dodd-Frank and What Happens If It’s Rolled Back

Harvard Business Review

The rethink took place in the context of a lot of skepticism (at best) about the banking system, the banking business model, and its contribution to American well-being. The size and influence of U.S. But it does create more opportunities for conflict of interest between banks, including investment banks, and their customers.”