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After cutting off Trump, Big Tech charts new course in Washington
France24 ^ | January 10, 2021 | by Catherine Bennett

Posted on 01/11/2021 3:53:30 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

It only took four-plus years of incendiary tweets, racist statements and violent threats, but on January 8, Twitter finally decided to permanently ban the US president's account with just days left of his term – and with it, his primary platform for speaking to his devotees.

In addition, Google, Amazon and Apple have cracked down on Parler, a possible plan B social media platform for the president and his followers. Reddit, Discord, Shopify, TikTok and Snapchat have also imposed restrictions.

Jennifer Palmieri, a political adviser for the Obama administration, remarked dryly on Twitter: “It has not escaped my attention that the day social media companies decided there actually IS more they could do to police Trump’s destructive behavior was the same day they learned Democrats would chair all the congressional committees that oversee them.”

The Biden administration has already been criticised for bed-hopping with the tech sector, although to a lesser extent than Barack Obama’s administration before him. In December, Reuters reported on Big Tech’s “stealth push” to get its allies into roles in the Biden administration, from wealthy tech donors becoming staff to senior executives trying to take advantage of ties to the transition team.

It’s likely, though, that Biden will be tougher on tech companies than Obama was, in large part because the Democratic party has shifted more to the left on tech issues.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020; biden; bidenvoters; bigtech; election2020; fascism; internet; jenniferpalmieri; joebiden; marxism; palmieri; potus; socialmedia; tech; techgiants; technotyranny; twitter

1 posted on 01/11/2021 3:53:31 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

ROFL
MAO


2 posted on 01/11/2021 3:54:39 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“It’s likely, though, that Biden will be tougher on tech companies than Obama was...”

I call serious BS here.
Big Tech OWNS BidenIdiot.


3 posted on 01/11/2021 3:55:44 AM PST by cranked
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To: cranked

Tougher as in, not restrictive enough.


4 posted on 01/11/2021 3:57:11 AM PST by GMThrust
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just remember, Henry Ford was one of the staunchest supporters of the Eighteenth Amendment but by about 1932 or 1933, he was busy trying to woo the breweries’ business with specially made trucks for them.


5 posted on 01/11/2021 3:57:53 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The EU shived the link tax and meme ban down the throats of its citizens a while ago.

It was a preview of coming attractions.


6 posted on 01/11/2021 3:59:03 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: cranked

Let’s face it, this entire article is non-stop fantasy and delusion masquerading as “news”.


7 posted on 01/11/2021 4:12:24 AM PST by LuxAerterna
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ya’s cain’t stop postcards, letters, phone calls (example, how well the do not call lists work), or even numbers broadcasts on shortwave.


8 posted on 01/11/2021 4:33:28 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It looks like any illicit naked photos of Hunter Biden or other bad press has been totally scrubbed from the Internet. There were some pictures posted on free republic a few days ago showing Biden naked with underage children. You cannot find these pictures now anywhere. I assume they’re still on free republic. Can anyone post those photos again. Try googling Hunter Hunter. Nothing


9 posted on 01/11/2021 5:04:16 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: cranked

“It’s likely, though, that Biden will be tougher on tech companies than Obama was...”

I call serious BS here.
Big Tech OWNS BidenIdiot


China owns both


10 posted on 01/11/2021 5:24:54 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

New course? They bet against Trump. They’ll be done -so fast it’ll curl their hair.


11 posted on 01/11/2021 5:25:55 AM PST by stanne
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They learned Democrats would chair all the congressional committees that oversee them.

Now class this lessen is about how to suck up and getting owned in one act without knowing it.


12 posted on 01/11/2021 10:21:33 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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