[kictanet] Are the American Internet Giants Politically Agnostic?

[Ahmed Mohamed Maawy]

I think its a broad issue that is engrained in the power structure
corporates have in the political landscape in the US. If we been following
the recent campaign trail (Hillary vs. Sanders) you would notice that
Delegates and Super Delegates get to gravitate to Hillary in the primaries
- which is the power establishment tends to support Hillary. Word is that
the power establishment is strongly tied to corporate interests. The
funding sources for political campaigns for these 2 candidates is something
worth noting with what you have already raised, Ali. (with Hillary
primarily being funded by corporations and Sanders from organizations such
as human rights movements). We all understand how powerful tech
corporations in the US are not only in the US but also in the global
landscape.

Even Trump himself has boasted about the fact that he does not get
sponsored by the elitist establishments (the corporations in the US), if
Sanders is not being primarily funded by these corporate entities who else
is Trump really talking about?

On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
> First there there was the hullabaloo about Facebook 'doctoring' its
> trending feeds and now there is the thingi about Google allegedly tweaking
> its algorithms to favor Hillary Clinton. If you are like me and have
> watched Season 4 of House of Cards you can start to begin appreciating how
> technology companies have come to loom large in political contests.
>
> As we in Kenya enter electioneering period (no matter that the elections
> are over a year away!) this issue will come to the fore too in our local
> politics.
>
>
> http://adage.com/article/campaign-trail/google-cahoots-clinton-campaign/304442/?utm_source=daily_email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=adage&ttl=1466205792
>
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