[a_random_canuck]

Because Meta and Google are weaponized by a dictatorship?

How can people really be so blind to the enormous threat posed by allowing hostile dictatorships unfettered access to our eyeballs and devices within our own borders.

[cherryteastain]

US big tech is weaponized by the US security establishment, and even used against "allies"

Mass surveillance program PRISM: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM

NSA (agency running PRISM) spying on the German chancellor: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-security-agency-spie...

[krapp]

Both Meta and Google have deep, well established ties to the US intelligence and military. So yes, they have been weaponized. Just by whatever the hell kind of oligarchy/plutarchy/neo-reactionary shitshow the US is turning into, and not a dictatorship per se, yet.

[password54321]

The current favourite presidential candidate is someone who is claiming election fraud despite having no proof because he lost.

[satao]

do you really think they are not?