One of the biggest consequences of their payouts to Trump is the ability to build data centres on a mass scale with a complete disregard for the impact on local communities and environments.
Big tech continues to bend the knee to Trump a year after his inauguration
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/20/trump-tech-alliance-datacenters-social-media
6 Comments
Maeve@kbin.earth · 13 pts · 231d
It's backwards. Trump bends the knee to big tech money.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 231d
I feel like there’s parallels to papacy/royalty relationships. Mutual power, mutual gain.
MotoAsh@piefed.social · 10 pts · 231d
No, it's both. They're in an evil piece of shit circle-jerk.
FallenWalnut@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 231d
It might be paywalled for some, so here is the non-Guardian version: https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/421957/
standarduser@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 231d
That’s still such a funny picture of muckerberg
schubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 230d
I know americans have a fetish for the fantasy of some freedom-loving corporation standing up to big evil government, but this should surprise no one.