IJF joins 17 international news outlets to document lobbying by Big Tech companies

Nine-month investigation covered how some of the world’s most powerful companies have tried to avoid regulation in Canada and 12 other countries

Carly Penrose

9 Sep 2025 • 1 min read

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The IJF is a member of a coalition of outlets that spent the last nine months reporting on how technology companies work to influence policymakers and stall or kill bills aimed at regulating their business. (Alejandra Saveedra Lopez)

Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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