‘At the mercy of these tech giants’: How Elon Musk & Big Tech could benefit from Trump 2.0

Elon Musk’s business practices have been heavily scrutinized by the Biden administration over the past few years, which has resulted in numerous legal actions against the tech billionaire and his companies. “They believe they should not be subject to the rules of any country,” says Roger McNamee, Silicon author of ‘Zucked’. That helps to explain, in part, why Musk has thrown his full support this election cycle behind Donald Trump, who’s no fan of government regulation either. Says Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast “We’re really at the mercy of these tech giants.”



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[redmoondesignbeth]

And THAT is why Thiel has vast tracked JD Vance into that position knowing that Trump has a short shelf life even if he wins.

[obinnayoung]

America can easily lose its democracy. It has happened to many countries so it can also happen to America. In order for that not to happen Americans need to remove money from politics.

[wallacegaunichaux]

It is time to hold all of them accountable

[caustinmois]

Duh, no rules and regulations for them means they make even more money on the backs of the working class. Does no one see this?

[possumofantikka]

its always, always, always great to see roger mcnamee. telling ppl to check in with him for years now about this! yay. he is right.

[Nosugarcoatingme]

Donnie's biggest accomplishment is: convincing his poor followers that he and Elon are looking out for them. Ha ha ha ha ha.

[tomwat-fz]

Although investing in stocks appears straightforward, choosing the right ones without a well-defined plan can be challenging. My $350K portfolio, $10K in an HSA, and a property that could yield an additional $200K have stagnated primarily due to lack of clarity in my strategies. I’d welcome any advice you can provide.

[karlwest]

"There's a million things we can do" and yet nobody seems able to do anything

[das]

Well that seriously worrying and depressing!!! However things can be changed so get out and vote 💙💙💙

It used to be there was limited amount people could donated to the candidate, so rich people could not control the candidate. I believe republicans changed that rule

[tenapappan]

Take a look how much tax payer money gors to space x.

[leahslux]

Tesla once delivers 80% of EV and now is down to 50%. People STOP 🛑 buying Tesla

[A_kiwis_view]

You guys might already be too late to save your democracy 😢

[momohmart]

A bunch of Foreign Maga bots, fox news crowd are gonna come at this clip. Keep it going, Velshi. We need to hear it and vote out the cancer, Trump/Maga/Fox News/Russia in Nov 5.

[AudreyL-kn]

Brazil just showed that they have guts AND integrity

[momohmart]

Return Elon Musk BACK to South Africa.

[ConorRyan-kwsx]

Regarding Musk, Thiel and Murdoch:

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"

Emma Lazarus is spinning in her grave.

[sarahcarder]

And so many Americans believe DT is their low class hero! All it takes is a crude vocabulary and some gold plating.

[badlyniceness]

I ditched my tablet..from 12 hours to 2 at most..all those expl*sive phones, tablets and pagers convinced me
..I won’t lose my head over, Elon and company.

[donelson]

Remember:
It's not the technology, it's WHO OWNS THE TECHNOLOGY.

The super-rich and corporations are NOT your friends.