[bartwr]

Being cynical, conspiracy, or half joking (or maybe all of the above? :) ): this means that the big tech bets on the orange guy coming back.

Let's entertain this idea: They have much better behavioral and sentiment analysis tools than anyone else (this is why they are so much better at ad targeting! Their ads work and everyone in marketing says are worth this extra cost). And if they knew he will (obviously not certain, just with a high enough probability), wouldn't they try to play a bit safer for him to avoid an immediate retaliation?

[weeblewobble]

It’s an interesting line of thought, but I don’t think it really works as stated. Even if Meta thinks trump has a 10% chance of winning, it makes sense to cozy up to him in ambiguous and deniable ways.

[pauldenton]

Hey maybe they're just treating Donald Trump like Hilary Clinton or Stacey Abrams. Claiming elections are rigged when you lose didn't start in 2020 or even 2000