JD Vance Warns Big Tech to Respect Free Speech or Face Consequences
The Vice President emphasized the Trump administration's stance against perceived censorship and excessive power held by tech giants.
- Vice President JD Vance stated that major tech companies remain 'very much on notice' to avoid practices conservatives view as censorship.
- Vance reiterated concerns about the excessive power of companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon, which he believes undermine constitutional free speech rights.
- Tech leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk, attended President Trump's inauguration and made significant donations to the event.
- Meta recently ended its third-party fact-checking program, a move praised by Trump, as part of efforts to improve relations with the administration.
- The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to pursue regulatory or legal actions against tech firms if they do not address concerns over content moderation and censorship.