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1. rahoul+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-07-27 10:16:52
Hit them with bullet points that they will care about right at the start to grab their attention. Then explain why it matters.

""" Dear <<WHOEVER>>,

I'm writing to inform you of a change that Google is proposing which will:

1. Reduce the ability of the security agencies to do their jobs

2. Limit the ability of ordinary citizen to access the internet

3. Lock control to big tech companies and reduce innovation in the technology sector

As a citizen of <<COUNTRY>> living and voting in <<REPLACE>> and a software engineer with X years of experience, I believe this proposal (called Web Environment Integrity or WEI), although presented as improving security and privacy, is damaging because ... """

(edit: formatting and expanded the final line)

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2. pizzak+u2[view] [source] 2023-07-27 10:35:51
>>rahoul+(OP)
Stress "anti-competitive"/"antitrust" perspective. For those in the US - an ancillary buzzword for some districts you could go as far as label this as "one further step towards <insert your flavor of "Communism"/"Socialism"/"Fascism", regardless if it actually applies or not(crony capitalism via favoritism is more apt but less likely to pique interest in said districts)>"
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3. hoover+9U[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-07-27 15:18:13
>>pizzak+u2
"Google is using the Chinese playbook."
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