@dallin@librem.one Thats an unfair representation.. Lets be clear about what they are actually doing.

They are not "arguing against", they are pushing for improved language (in their view) and have not stated opposition to the bill or the bills intent. All we know is that they have pushed for support in changing the language of certain parts of the bill as written, that is all. Even the people from apple who came forward in teh article did not specifically state which parts of the bill they oppose, what language they propose or why, but they did say they only were critical about the language of certain sections, nothing more.

It is really annoying how americans have this habit of taking what is actually facts and known and "paraphrasing" it in a way that is totally disingenuous to the facts and very clearly designed to promote their own personal biases and agenda. That doesn't help you argue your agenda (which i presume is big business is bad in this case), it only weakens it by showing you can and will be manipulative of the facts to pursue your personal agenda, and thus causes readers to be more dismissive of your stance than they otherwise would be, now and in the future.