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I'm confused how you came to this conclusion. Tim Cook donated millions of dollars to Trump personally, and Republican policies are extremely pro-big-tech so it

I'm confused how you came to this conclusion. Tim Cook donated millions of dollars to Trump personally, and Republican policies are extremely pro-big-tech so it makes sense that they would support each other. Anti-worker policies like this are exactly what I would have expected from this admin.

righthand 2y ago
I wouldn't call Republican policies pro-big-tech considering they are behind the Tiktok ban. The policies are more anti-regulation, which big-tech wants right now.
- coldpie 2y ago
  > I wouldn't call Republican policies pro-big-tech considering they are behind the Tiktok ban. The government stepping in and eliminating one of (American) big tech's biggest competitors is an extremely pro-(American)-big-tech move. > The policies are more anti-regulation, which big-tech wants right now. Well, yeah. Exactly. They're all on the same team. They want fewer barriers in the way of their quest for more personal power.
  - righthand 2y ago
    My point is that Republicans have anti-big-tech policies as well, not that interests don’t align.
    - coldpie 2y ago
      I can't really think of any? Like sure, there's not going to be 100% agreement on every possible thing, but by and large Republican policies mean more power for big companies, and less oversight and consumer and employee protections. This is probably the most big-tech-friendly political environment the country has ever seen.
      - righthand 2y ago
        Are you familiar with Section 230?
        coldpie 2y ago
        Sure. Is something happening to it other than newspaper OPEDs?
        righthand 2y ago
        Okay I guess we’ll play pretend and wait and see.
- jaxtracks 2y ago
  I'm confused, are you saying the TikTok ban is detrimental to US-based big tech? Seems like a forced sale is beneficial to them. I was also under the impression we're also entering a regulatory climate where amount of regulation isn't so much decreasing (TikTok ban for example is heavy handed), but that big tech has much more involvement in forming that regulation, which is useful for moat-building. I'm not too knowledgeable on these, it's just the general gist I've been picking up so far this year, looking for correction if I got the wrong idea.
  - IG_Semmelweiss 2y ago
    >>>saying the TikTok ban is detrimental to US-based big tech? Not op, but yes. >>>Seems like a forced sale is beneficial to them. Short term. Long term you are establishing a precedent that you can intervene and take away the power of any large tech player. If it can happen to tiktok it can happen to others. Im not against tikton ban, but im against it in its current form , since its not for the right reason. (China plays unfair with us corps, we should reciprocate our treatment of their own in our borders. The law instead claims some US patriot act natsec prerogative bs)
    - kube-system 2y ago
      What happened to TikTok legally cannot happen to any US-based tech company. The legislation uniquely targets foreign entities.
      - malcolmgreaves 2y ago
        The republicans have not been following the laws since they put Trump into the White House 8 years ago. Why do you think something like legality will stop them?
        kube-system 2y ago
        I'm making the argument in the context of a concern about the TikTok ban. If laws don't matter then the entire conversation is irrelevant.
- nemothekid 2y ago
  >wouldn't call Republican policies pro-big-tech considering they are behind the Tiktok ban The USG forcing a sale of the 3rd largest social media platform to FAANG from China is extremely pro-big-tech. Also, the most recent administration is seeped with VCs. The Vice President JD Vance is a Peter Thiel protege.
  - righthand 2y ago
    If Republicans were aligned with Big Tech, then why did Big Tech have to make donations to DT’s Inauguration? The money is the money is the alignment.
Bud 2y ago
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righthand 2y ago

I wouldn't call Republican policies pro-big-tech considering they are behind the Tiktok ban. The policies are more anti-regulation, which big-tech wants right now.

coldpie 2y ago
> I wouldn't call Republican policies pro-big-tech considering they are behind the Tiktok ban. The government stepping in and eliminating one of (American) big tech's biggest competitors is an extremely pro-(American)-big-tech move. > The policies are more anti-regulation, which big-tech wants right now. Well, yeah. Exactly. They're all on the same team. They want fewer barriers in the way of their quest for more personal power.
- righthand 2y ago
  My point is that Republicans have anti-big-tech policies as well, not that interests don’t align.
  - coldpie 2y ago
    I can't really think of any? Like sure, there's not going to be 100% agreement on every possible thing, but by and large Republican policies mean more power for big companies, and less oversight and consumer and employee protections. This is probably the most big-tech-friendly political environment the country has ever seen.
    - righthand 2y ago
      Are you familiar with Section 230?
      - coldpie 2y ago
        Sure. Is something happening to it other than newspaper OPEDs?
        righthand 2y ago
        Okay I guess we’ll play pretend and wait and see.
jaxtracks 2y ago
I'm confused, are you saying the TikTok ban is detrimental to US-based big tech? Seems like a forced sale is beneficial to them. I was also under the impression we're also entering a regulatory climate where amount of regulation isn't so much decreasing (TikTok ban for example is heavy handed), but that big tech has much more involvement in forming that regulation, which is useful for moat-building. I'm not too knowledgeable on these, it's just the general gist I've been picking up so far this year, looking for correction if I got the wrong idea.
- IG_Semmelweiss 2y ago
  >>>saying the TikTok ban is detrimental to US-based big tech? Not op, but yes. >>>Seems like a forced sale is beneficial to them. Short term. Long term you are establishing a precedent that you can intervene and take away the power of any large tech player. If it can happen to tiktok it can happen to others. Im not against tikton ban, but im against it in its current form , since its not for the right reason. (China plays unfair with us corps, we should reciprocate our treatment of their own in our borders. The law instead claims some US patriot act natsec prerogative bs)
  - kube-system 2y ago
    What happened to TikTok legally cannot happen to any US-based tech company. The legislation uniquely targets foreign entities.
    - malcolmgreaves 2y ago
      The republicans have not been following the laws since they put Trump into the White House 8 years ago. Why do you think something like legality will stop them?
      - kube-system 2y ago
        I'm making the argument in the context of a concern about the TikTok ban. If laws don't matter then the entire conversation is irrelevant.
nemothekid 2y ago
>wouldn't call Republican policies pro-big-tech considering they are behind the Tiktok ban The USG forcing a sale of the 3rd largest social media platform to FAANG from China is extremely pro-big-tech. Also, the most recent administration is seeped with VCs. The Vice President JD Vance is a Peter Thiel protege.
- righthand 2y ago
  If Republicans were aligned with Big Tech, then why did Big Tech have to make donations to DT’s Inauguration? The money is the money is the alignment.

Bud 2y ago

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