Microsoft accuses Google of ‘shadow campaign’ to influence cloud regulation in Europe
Microsoft accuses Google of organizing an 'astroturf group' called the Open Cloud Coalition to curry favor with policymakers and antitrust authorities in Europe.
Microsoft claims that Google has tried to obfuscate its involvement and funding in the coalition by positioning smaller European cloud providers as the face of the group.
The launch of the coalition is expected soon, and Microsoft suggests that Google aims to distract from regulatory scrutiny it faces and tilt the regulatory landscape in favor of its own cloud services.