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Sep 13, 2017 18:13

Conservatives, liberals unite against Silicon ValleyThe days of unqualified praise from Washington are over for the country’s biggest tech companies, whose size and power are increasingly drawing attacks from both the left and the right ( Read more... )

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pairatime September 14 2017, 00:51:50 UTC
It will be interesting to see how this all plays about because the tech giants have far more 'control' over our lives then Wall street banks yet seem to be far less regulated. I do hope that changes.

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blackjedii September 14 2017, 00:54:54 UTC
Considering Nancy Pelosi represents Silicon Valley

I think they'll be okay

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pairatime September 14 2017, 01:08:24 UTC
Well she isn't as powerful as she used to be so maybe? Also the right might do it.

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blackjedii September 14 2017, 01:26:32 UTC
Yeah, the right is definitely having hissy fits because YouTube has started demonetizing "conservative" videos and Google and Facebook supposedly have been tweaking their sorting algorithms.

It's crazy to think just how huge and intertwined social media is nowadays. And how many businesses have been destroyed solely because of Amazon / Wal-Mart.

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