TECH AND SCIENCE

What a second Trump administration means for Big Tech

Donald Trump’s relationship with the tech industry has oscillated over the years, and now that he is on his way to a second term, Big Tech is bracing itself for what that could mean for their businesses over the next four years.

After he became president for the first time, the tech industry “mobilized quickly to resist some of his anti-liberal policies,” Bloomberg said. But this time around, “things in the Valley feel different.” Eight years after the 2016 election, it is “unclear what appetite for resistance remains.” In fact, on the morning after the election, a “procession of tech CEOs” all lined up to “digitally kiss the ring.” They posted “unnervingly similar messages” congratulating him and “pledging to work together to boost American innovation.” The cautious messaging greatly contrasts the response to his first term, signaling a shift in Silicon Valley.

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