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Yes, although I would say that government control big corporations via regulations.

The big corporations remain big because they play ball with government ideology and policy. Otherwise they are strangled with an arsenal of regulations.

In most cases of surveillance and censorship, the surveillance pressure is exerted by government intelligence agencies upon corporations with the purpose of controlling public perception.

Most companies benefit from having happy, returning customers and goood PR. Surveillance and censorship makes a company less competitive versus a company without it - but only in an environment where government regulations are not discriminating or punishing the company that refuses to play ball with government directives.

All government power is based on public perception. That is why governments makes it a priority to always control the narrative, which requires government schools, regulating companies and social media.
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The Bird 1y ago

I would counter part of that and say corporations (US) control big govt. by creating the regulations in order to achieve regulatory capture. Then you see these corporate heads reaching high level of govt. through a revolving door policy

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Leo Fernevak 1y ago

That is also a flow of power, but much slower than the reverse.

When a government is animated by policy documents and ideology (such as the U.N. Agenda 21 + Agenda 2030), the ideological momentum of government is regulating corporations via beliefs in a climate emergency and will not likely accept any counter influence to that ideology.

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The Bird 1y ago

except the larger corps have the ability to meet the regulations written, that their lobbyists write, and can then capture the market. They are both working in lockstep which is why you see everyone doing what Blackrock and Statestreet want.

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Leo Fernevak 1y ago

The main path to controlling governments is via U.N. policy documents. In 1992, 179 nations signed the U.N. Agenda 21.

There is little chance for capital alone to influence governments that are ideologically driven.