One year in, Big Tech has out-maneuvered MAGA populists

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Precisely 1 twelvemonth ago, Steve Bannon, the powerful, populist MAGA podcaster, was thrilled astatine the show of the Big Tech CEOs swarming astir Donald Trump. In the days earlier his inauguration, the large players were visiting Mar-a-Lago, signing checks, adjacent showing up to beryllium softly down him during his 2nd …

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