"Big Tech’s influence in Washington, DC, is not new, but private tech and governmental interests are merging in ways that represent a concerning reconfiguration. In part two of our series on the Trump administration’s first 100 days, we highlight three key trends:
- Large tech companies have long sought influence in Washington, but many are now bending to state power because they know the administration is picking winners and losers.
- Today’s dynamic between the private sector and our government started taking shape well before November 2024.
Large tech companies’ acquiescence offers the government unprecedented power over communications platforms and infrastructure.
In analyzing the Trump administration’s first 30 days, we unpacked efforts to weaken the federal government’s pillars of independent oversight, undermine institutions protecting consumers and their data, and access sensitive data across government without regard for privacy and security. Each of these efforts persists—as dramatically demonstrated by President Trump’s attempts to fire Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. These trends are also part of a dangerous new dynamic in tech governance."
https://www.newamerica.org/oti/blog/trumps-tech-governance-making-sense-of-the-administrations-first-60-days/
#USA #Trump #BigTech #TechGovernance #DigitalRights
- Large tech companies have long sought influence in Washington, but many are now bending to state power because they know the administration is picking winners and losers.
- Today’s dynamic between the private sector and our government started taking shape well before November 2024.
Large tech companies’ acquiescence offers the government unprecedented power over communications platforms and infrastructure.
In analyzing the Trump administration’s first 30 days, we unpacked efforts to weaken the federal government’s pillars of independent oversight, undermine institutions protecting consumers and their data, and access sensitive data across government without regard for privacy and security. Each of these efforts persists—as dramatically demonstrated by President Trump’s attempts to fire Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. These trends are also part of a dangerous new dynamic in tech governance."
https://www.newamerica.org/oti/blog/trumps-tech-governance-making-sense-of-the-administrations-first-60-days/
#USA #Trump #BigTech #TechGovernance #DigitalRights
Trump’s Tech Governance: Making Sense of the Administration’s First 60 Days
Large tech companies are now bending to state power because they know the administration is picking winners and losers.New America
