… Defending these positions was a “fool’s errand,” a seasoned GOP operative with two decades of political warfare under his belt told me. Facebook and Instagram were hotbeds for election and vaccine disinformation. The deplatformed MAGA influencers were all quietly migrating to TikTok. …
… But then I began thinking about how Obama’s digital influence faded after he left office, even though he did try to remain online. …
… A related light reading recommendation: One of the resources I’ll certainly be drawing on a lot during that time is journalist Molly White’s new project, Tech Influence Watch, which is tracking all the AI industry political spending in the coming midterms. …
… But Musk has leveraged his political power within the Trump administration to try and have state broadband plans blocked, filing comments with the state that anything other than the prioritization of Starlink poses “a massive waste of federal taxpayer money.” The biggest, richest telecom monopolies… …
Twitter - X Twitter was never the largest social network, but it remained one of the most influential as a home to celebrities, journalists, and influencers of all sorts and the go-to network for breaking news. …
… In other companies, shareholders can theoretically influence outcomes through shareholder proposals. …
… Threads by some accounts is vastly bigger than X, but it does not have the influence. …
… How does it connect to your political goals? …