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Big Tech Back Biden Campaign

Twitter CEO Says Its Platform Has No Power to Influence Elections

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday that Twitter does not have the ability to sway elections because the social media giant is only one platform used to disseminate information. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Cruz pressed Dorsey about whether his company has the power to influence elections. “No, we are one part of a spectrum of communication channels that people have,” Dorsey said, adding, “people have choice of other communication channels.” Cruz responded by saying, “if you don’t think you have the power to influence elections, why do you block anything?” Dorsey replied by saying Twitter has “policies that are focused on making sure that more voices on the platform are possible,” adding that, “we see…

According to data from OpenSecrets, big tech companies have been major financial backers of the Biden campaign this election cycle.

The top contributor to Biden鈥檚 candidate committee is聽Google聽parent Alphabet鈥攁t nearly $1.9 million. Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all made the top ten.

No major tech companies made President Trump鈥檚 list.

The funding comes at a time when big tech companies face antitrust lawsuits and scrutiny from lawmakers.

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Democratic Mayor of Small Working Class Pennsylvania Town Endorses Trump

A Democratic mayor of a small Pennsylvania town is endorsing President Donald Trump. The mayor of聽Carbondale, Justin Taylor, has been a Democrat his whole life, but now says the Democratic Party has changed and is moving toward socialism. He鈥檚 endorsing Trump in part because he spurred economic growth, and slashed corporate tax rates. From NTD News Focus News: Democratic Mayor of Small Working Class Pennsylvania Town Endorses Trump