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Tech’s shift to Trump: all the companies and execs kissing the ring
Tech oligarchy and Mar-a-Lago tea parties.
Multiple Silicon Valley figures and companies have now each donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, with Musk, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook, Google’s Sundar Pichai, and TikTok CEO Shou Chew all reportedly lined up to attend the event. Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program inspired by X, according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joel Kaplan. The New York Times says president Musk “was not initially expected to be part of the dinner but joined as it was underway.” Images originally shared on a now deleted Instagram story from a person who is reportedly “at Mar-a-lago a lot,” described the scene as follows:
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