Recently, the Biden Inaugural Committee’s donor list showed that high-tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm are donating money to the committee. The exact amounts of the donors are not required to be disclosed for 90 days.
According to Breitbart News, Biden’s cabinet nominees have close ties to big business and big tech companies in the United States. Sources recently revealed that Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, is a corporate lawyer for technology conglomerates such as YouTube-and Wall Street firms such as Bristol-Myers.
Earlier, the addition of tech giants to Biden’s team also raised eyebrows, with at least one former employee of a tech giant joining the Biden transition team or gaining an influential position in his administration. Apple’s top lobbyist is the chief adviser to the Biden transition team. Former employees of Facebook have also held a number of key positions in the Biden administration.
Jessica Hertz, a former Facebook executive, was chief legal counsel to the Biden transition team. Jeff Zients, who was named Biden’s prevention coordination officer, served on Facebook’s board of directors in 2018. In addition, Erskine Bowles, a former Facebook board member, is already advising the transition administration. A former Twitter executive will serve as the chief spokesman for the National Security Council under Biden.
Sources earlier told Reuters that technology giants such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft are working to install employees into government agencies in senior positions. Two Amazon executives have made it onto the agency review panel at Biden’s State Department, the U.S. Office of Administration and Budget (OMB).
Andrew Selepak, a social media professor at the University of Florida, said earlier that the fact that the tech giant’s chief executive is a major sponsor of Democratic campaigns, according to FCC records, has led many to worry that there may be a “revolving door mechanism” between the tech giant and Biden’s team. “(revolving door). These technology giants have a strong political stance, which has a huge impact on product design, services and users.
Recently, five tech giants have taken action against President Trump and the conservative social media site Parler. Twitter permanently banned President Trump’s comments. Apple and Google removed Parler from their App stores, while Amazon simply cut off Parler’s website from Amazon’s cloud servers on Jan. 10.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) posted that it is dangerous to allow unelected big tech companies to block others’ speech.
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