Did you know Senators Demand Transparency From Big Tech Over Controversial Political Contributions

 

Senators are not letting go of the questionable million-dollar donations made into the Donald Trump fund by Big Tech owners.

CEOs including Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella were questioned by the US Senate recently about the donated money and its purpose. The matter is questionable as it raises growing concerns about the rise in corruption and also the influential power that comes with these companies and their leaders’ behavior.

The news is very alarming as it arrives right before Donald Trump enters the White House on Monday which is why Senators such as Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet demand answers. The deadline provided for the response is the end of this month so time is certainly ticking.

Apple's Tim Cook did commit to a massive $1,000,000 donation for Trump’s Fund that was set up for the time of his inauguration as compared to the $43,200 rolled out for Biden at the time. Now many cannot help but wonder why there’s a mega $956,800 difference between both parties and it’s suspicious if you ask the experts.

Apple is also in the middle of its DOJ antitrust lawsuit, we must add. This may be another reason why it’s all the more suspicious in terms of timing. Let’s not forget the 20 NLRB lawsuits pending concerning unlawful labor practices.

That part was left out that spoke about the Biden admin refusing to veto any ruling that favored Masimo. It would enable Apple to keep on selling smartwatches featuring blood oxygen tech in the US.

But it’s not only the head of Apple that’s in the hot seat. We’ve got Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google also be a part of the list, not to mention OpenAI CEO Sal Altman as well. They’ve all donated millions and the public is waiting for replies.

The letter signed by the US Senators went into greater depth about how this was not okay for so many reasons. Handling consumer protection is crucial for success. And federal regulators need to keep tabs on the funds and their actual purpose, it read. It seems like the big tech is doing just the opposite that it should by skirting over rules.

Sam Altman did go public with the questions he was asked which was a great step in terms of transparency. There was talk about when the donations were done and under what conditions were they made. Other than that, talking about the rationale for the contributions and which people chose to make the donations was also on the list. If their boards were informed about the donations and if they provided consent to do so also made the list.

Another interesting query had to do with the Trump admin officials carrying out any meetings or communications for the donations including details about time and setting. Altman shared how it was startling how no one asked these questions when he made contributions to the Democratic fund for Biden’s inauguration.