Trump has been railing against Facebook. Says he wants to put Zuckerberg in prison.
Musk, Thiel, Andreessen, and other ultrawealthy tech pseudo-libertarian Trump supporters probably see Trump/Vance as an opportunity to gain advantage vs other tech companies by having the government go after them on the pretext of antitrust. Meanwhile, I'd expect Trump's cronies and supporters to get massive government subsidies.
Trump probably wants to reign in big tech because their wealth and influence are a threat to his authoritarian power. Attacking them for "wokeness" seems like it's largely another pretext, just like antitrust.
Of course Facebook also limits his ability to spread disinformation. On that note:
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J.D. Vance Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller in Speech to Leonard Leo-Backed Group — ProPublica
Now that's some impressively slick bullshit... in the VP debate he'll probably talk-lie circles and spirals around Kamala Harris (if we end up stuck with Biden/Harris... though on that front the latest good news is that Democratic Representative Adam Schiff just called for Biden to drop out---here's hoping it isn't all too late).
[Edit: to be clear, Schiff called for Biden to drop out of the race, not for him to step down from the presidency.]
This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 17 July 2024 - 06:31 PM