Post #4135518
2026-07-27 10:54 UTC
After all, the American public are always the first victims of any new tech scam, and America is the only country with a large, affluent population who lack modern, comprehensive consumer privacy protection, making Americans highly prized prey for tech companies:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/zuckerstreisand/#zdgaf
With America and the EU on the same side of the tech fight, the world had a fighting chance.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr 2026-07-27 10:54
Tech knew this, which is why Big Tech backed Trump hard during the 2024 election and aggressively curried his favor after he won. From the tech barons who paid $1m each to sit behind Trump on the inaugural dais to the millions tech companies donated to Trump's Epstein Ballroom at the White House, tech has made it clear that it supports anything Trump wants to do, provided he shields Big Tech from any attempt to limit their ability to spy on and steal from Americans and the world. 5