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[โ€“] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk -5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Of course there's the fact that Proton's CEO praised Trump. Here's his tweet:

A tweet by Andy Yen, CEO of Proton, on 4th December 2024. The tweet has a picture of a Truth Social post by Donald Trump, where Trump announces someone he has picked for the Department of Justice, to take on Big Tech. Andy Yen's tweet says: "Great pick by @realDonaldTrump. 10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned. People forget that the current antitrust actions against Big Tech were started under the first Trump admin."

[โ€“] the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He praised the fact that Trump was the first president to want to bring down big tech. Fuck trump but we can all agree big tech is monopolised by a few monster companies atm. Unfortunately Trump is now their biggest fans after they sucked his dick but praising him for, what seemed at the time, to be moves to break them up is fair. I don't think this tweet is bad but if there is a tweet of Andy Yen praising Trump's current stance towards big tech or other social issues then I will change my mind.

[โ€“] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wanting to make sure that Big Tech plays by the rules is one thing, but I still think it's pretty crazy that he said Republicans now stand "for the little guys". Even in December 2024 I think that's a pretty crazy thing to say.

[โ€“] the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Imo, I thing they were in that they didn't like big tech cause big tech didn't like them. Many blocked Trump's accounts after 6th of Jan. That being said, I also think it was naive to think Trump wouldn't immediately change his mind if big tech changed their tune, pampered him, and made him feel like a little princess. I personally didn't expect big tech to cozy up to Trump so hard and has been a big reason for me to remove big tech from my life where possible.

[โ€“] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

it was naive to think Trump wouldnโ€™t immediately change his mind if big tech changed their tune, pampered him, and made him feel like a little princess. I personally didnโ€™t expect big tech to cozy up to Trump so hard

Good points. Alas it seems that Trump's supposed care "for the little guys" was just a ploy for him to gain power. Although I guess there are many "little guys" that he never even pretended to care about: immigrants, Muslims, antifa, etc.

Edit: typo