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Between the CEO using the official social account to celebrate Trump’s re-election, their hard and unwanted pivot to being all about AI, and now knowing that there’s really nothing stopping them from handing over my info to the FBI anyway, I’m not really struggling to find a reason tbh
CEO using the official social account to celebrate Trump’s re-election
The tweet, from Dec. 2024, was celebrating that Trump nominated Gail Slater. It wasn’t celebrating Trump’s reelection, unless you know of some other tweet?
I mean… There’s a lot more in that tweet than just celebrating a specific nomination. You seem to be specifically ignoring the majority of the post for whatever reason.
Great pick by @realDonaldTrump. 10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned. People forget that the current antitrust actions against Big Tech were started under the first Trump admin.
One of the big issues the tweet specifically mentions is a fucking lie. Neither major party gives a shit about the little guys anymore. And the Trump admin most definitely has not been a supporter of antitrust actions against big tech, unless you consider political attacks as antitrust.
It definitely reads as an attempt to suck Trump’s dick as opposed to just agreeing with a decision.
I mean… There’s a lot more in that tweet than just celebrating a specific nomination. You seem to be specifically ignoring the majority of the post for whatever reason.
I wasn’t sharing my opinion on the CEO’s post as a whole, just correcting the misinformation that PP_BOY_ posted.
I provided a link to the CEO’s post so anyone (like you) could get the full context.
For me, there’s a huge difference between supporting Trump’s reelection and supporting the nomination of someone who the CEO believes (even incorrectly) will promote antitrust regulation.
For what it’s worth, I agree with you that both parties have in many ways prioritized the interests of big tech over the citizens they’re supposed to serve. Moreover, I believe Democrats have been much better champions of things that favor consumers, such as Net Neutrality. Trump’s administration gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for heaven’s sake.
Obviously, I disagree with the CEO’s take in his tweet. But that’s no reason to allow misinformation to spread. I’d much rather everyone see the tweet and form their own opinions.
no, must raise the pitchforks cuz reasons!
its like people are just out to find a reason to hate proton
Between the CEO using the official social account to celebrate Trump’s re-election, their hard and unwanted pivot to being all about AI, and now knowing that there’s really nothing stopping them from handing over my info to the FBI anyway, I’m not really struggling to find a reason tbh
The tweet, from Dec. 2024, was celebrating that Trump nominated Gail Slater. It wasn’t celebrating Trump’s reelection, unless you know of some other tweet?
https://x.com/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660
I mean… There’s a lot more in that tweet than just celebrating a specific nomination. You seem to be specifically ignoring the majority of the post for whatever reason.
One of the big issues the tweet specifically mentions is a fucking lie. Neither major party gives a shit about the little guys anymore. And the Trump admin most definitely has not been a supporter of antitrust actions against big tech, unless you consider political attacks as antitrust.
It definitely reads as an attempt to suck Trump’s dick as opposed to just agreeing with a decision.
I wasn’t sharing my opinion on the CEO’s post as a whole, just correcting the misinformation that PP_BOY_ posted.
I provided a link to the CEO’s post so anyone (like you) could get the full context.
For me, there’s a huge difference between supporting Trump’s reelection and supporting the nomination of someone who the CEO believes (even incorrectly) will promote antitrust regulation.
For what it’s worth, I agree with you that both parties have in many ways prioritized the interests of big tech over the citizens they’re supposed to serve. Moreover, I believe Democrats have been much better champions of things that favor consumers, such as Net Neutrality. Trump’s administration gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for heaven’s sake.
Obviously, I disagree with the CEO’s take in his tweet. But that’s no reason to allow misinformation to spread. I’d much rather everyone see the tweet and form their own opinions.