News Google critic fired from Google-funded research body

An outspoken critic of Google has been fired from a US think tank that gets some of its funding from the search giant.

The New America Foundation sacked Barry Lynn for "imperilling the institution", reports the New York Times.

At the foundation, Mr Lynn headed the Open Markets group that welcomed efforts to rein in technology giants.
But the think tank said it had fired Mr Lynn for flouting its rules on openness and "institutional collegiality".

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