How wealthy tech entrepreneurs seek to shape politics, culture and the future — and why we must resist
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Business chief executives, including Elon Musk, have become increasingly involved in US elections.Credit: Scott Olson/Getty
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Over the past 20 years, big technology companies in the United States have exerted an outsized influence on the country’s politics. Initially, it was through conventional lobbying. Google, for instance, was one of the most influential lobbying organizations in Washington DC during the administration of former president Barack Obama. But the methods of big-tech executives have become much more direct and, today, are often highly disruptive.
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