Comment by klelatti

So you’re saying that someone who worked in government on online regulation has carried on that interest outside at a charitable foundation and has had some influence in drafting this legislation?

Not that surprising really is it? And all that is advertised on the individual’s bio online.

The only dubious thing you allude to are ‘financial ties’ to Yoti which are completely unsubstantiated. In fact I took the trouble of looking at the Carnegie Foundation’s accounts [1] and for the last two years at least they have had virtually no donor income at all so they are certainly not being funded by Yoti. Perhaps you would like to be more specific about these ties?

I don’t like this legislation much but creating a controversy when there isn’t one isn’t going to get it changed.

Edit: Just to add that the Carnegie Foundation seems to be about as independent and transparent as you can get which might be why it’s been influential. If you don’t think Google, Meta et all have all been lobbying furiously behind the scenes then I don’t know what to say.

Happy to take downvotes for calling out a fake conspiracy theory (‘there’s something going on’).

[1] https://carnegieuk.org/publication/annual-report-and-account...