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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney blasts big tech leaders for cozying up to Trump | "After years of pretending to be Democrats, Big Tech leaders are now pretending to be Republicans"


Sweeney's remarks follow pledges from several major tech companies, including Google and Apple, to donate $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has forged...

A hot potato: In a scathing critique of tech industry leaders, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has accused prominent executives of cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump in an attempt to influence anti-competitive policies. Sweeney has long advocated for the ability to sell games on iPhones and Android devices without being forced to use the official app stores and payment processing systems of these tech giants. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken the additional step of relaxing Facebook's content moderation policies – a move widely interpreted as an effort to gain favor with the new administration.

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