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mi writes: The drama is over, Donald J. Trump passed the 270 electoral votes necessary to become President. A few electors dissented, resulting in their prompt dismissal and replacement per their state’s laws. Ironically, more dissenters turned on Clin… Continue reading Electoral College Elects Donald Trump As President→

According to Politico, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was “bounced” from Wednesday’s meeting between tech executives and President-elect Donald Trump in retribution for refusing during the campaign to allow an emoji version of the hashtag #CrookedHillary. Tru… Continue reading Twitter Cut Out of Trump Tech Meeting Over Failed Emoji Deal, Says Report→

On the campaign trail last year, President-elect Donald Trump said he would consider requiring Muslim-Americans to register with a government database. While he has back-stepped on a number of campaign promises after being elected president, Trump and … Continue reading Of 8 Tech Companies, Only Twitter Says It Would Refuse To Help Build Muslim Registry For Trump→

Twitter has made a serious effort as of late to limit hate speech on its social media site, especially after Election Day where “biased graffiti, assaults and other incidents have been reported in the news.” The company now faces President-elect Donald… Continue reading Twitters Says It Will Ban Trump If He Breaks Hate-Speech Rules→

Last week, President-elect Donald Trump appointed two new advisers to his transition team that will oversee his FCC and telecommunications policy agenda. Trump has added a third adviser today who, like the other two advisers, is a staunch opponent of n… Continue reading Trump Appoints Third Net Neutrality Critic To FCC Advisory Team→

In a Tuesday interview with The New York Times, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would incentivize Apple to “build a big plant in the United States, or many big plants in the United States.” Ars Technica reports: Trump indicated to columnist T… Continue reading Trump Says He’s Going To ‘Get Apple To Build a Big Plant In the United States’→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: President-elect Donald Trump has appointed two new advisers to his transition team that will oversee his FCC and telecommunications policy agenda. Both of the new advisers are staunch opponents of net n… Continue reading Trump Names Two Opponents of Net Neutrality To Oversee FCC Transition Team→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: U.S. internet companies including Facebook Inc and Amazon Inc have sent President-elect Donald Trump a detailed list of their policy priorities, which includes promoting strong encryption, immigration r… Continue reading US Internet Firms Ask Trump To Support Encryption, Ease Regulations→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: As Donald Trump’s shock election victory reverberated around Silicon Valley late on Tuesday night, some high-profile technologists were already calling for California to secede from the United Stat… Continue reading Silicon Valley Investors Call For California To Secede From the US After Trump Win→