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Outside his firm, protesters rallied under one slogan: “Vote Yes, Not Yass.”
A state-level retention race became a referendum on tech-aligned billionaires — and voters made their verdict clear.
A state-level retention race became a referendum on tech-aligned billionaires — and voters made their verdict clear.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Outside his firm, protesters rallied under one slogan: “Vote Yes, Not Yass.”
A state-level retention race became a referendum on tech-aligned billionaires — and voters made their verdict clear.
A state-level retention race became a referendum on tech-aligned billionaires — and voters made their verdict clear.
Democrats framed Yass as part of the MAGA/Big Tech oligarchy trying to buy local courts. It worked because the numbers backed it up: 77 % of Pennsylvanians want laws holding Big Tech accountable for data-center energy and environmental harm.
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New Survey: Overwhelming Majority of Pennsylvania Voters Want Politicians to Do More to Take on Big Tech - Tech Oversight Project
Pennsylvanians Highly Critical of Tech CEOs, Support A.I. Data Center Accountability HARRISBURG – A new PPP/Tech Oversight Project survey of Pennsylvania voters shows near-universal support for lawmakers taking action to tackle Big Tech abuses, and bipartisan agreement that Big Tech companies have too much political power. Pennsylvanians also strongly support holding Big Tech accountable for […]
techoversight.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Democrats framed Yass as part of the MAGA/Big Tech oligarchy trying to buy local courts. It worked because the numbers backed it up: 77 % of Pennsylvanians want laws holding Big Tech accountable for data-center energy and environmental harm.
techoversight.org/2025/09/10/...
techoversight.org/2025/09/10/...
Voters know how fast Big Tech’s greed is bleeding into everyday life.
When the price you see isn’t the same as the person next to you, it stops being a market — it’s manipulation.
When the price you see isn’t the same as the person next to you, it stops being a market — it’s manipulation.
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Voters know how fast Big Tech’s greed is bleeding into everyday life.
When the price you see isn’t the same as the person next to you, it stops being a market — it’s manipulation.
When the price you see isn’t the same as the person next to you, it stops being a market — it’s manipulation.
Even inside the industry, hundreds of rank-and-file employees from Google, Meta, and Amazon donated to his campaign — proof the anger ran deeper than politics.
Exclusive | Big Tech workers top donations to Mamdani campaign in headache for Google, Meta
Big Tech workers were among the biggest donors to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign – creating a fresh dilemma for Google, Meta and other firms that may be privately skeptical of the self-procl…
nypost.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Even inside the industry, hundreds of rank-and-file employees from Google, Meta, and Amazon donated to his campaign — proof the anger ran deeper than politics.
Polling shows 68% of Americans consider dynamic pricing a form of price gouging. Mamdani captured that frustration and turned it into his “Game Over Greed” campaign — demanding caps, resale limits, and local access.
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Polling shows 68% of Americans consider dynamic pricing a form of price gouging. Mamdani captured that frustration and turned it into his “Game Over Greed” campaign — demanding caps, resale limits, and local access.
He called out how FIFA’s World Cup ticket system used AI to see “how much they can get away with charging.”
It landed because people recognized it: the same profit logic behind social-media algorithms now deciding what you pay — everything from groceries to concert prices.
It landed because people recognized it: the same profit logic behind social-media algorithms now deciding what you pay — everything from groceries to concert prices.
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
He called out how FIFA’s World Cup ticket system used AI to see “how much they can get away with charging.”
It landed because people recognized it: the same profit logic behind social-media algorithms now deciding what you pay — everything from groceries to concert prices.
It landed because people recognized it: the same profit logic behind social-media algorithms now deciding what you pay — everything from groceries to concert prices.
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‘Rest easy king’: See the messages ChatGPT sent a young man who took his own life | CNN
The parents of a man who killed himself are suing OpenAI, claiming the company’s chatbot encouraged him to end his life. CNN’s Ed Lavandera exclusively reports.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Full story here:
"We don't want him to be statistic. He needs to be the last one."
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (or 1-800-273-8255) to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (or 1-800-273-8255) to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"We don't want him to be statistic. He needs to be the last one."
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (or 1-800-273-8255) to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (or 1-800-273-8255) to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.
Sherrill’s win showed what happens when candidates name what people actually feel: tech greed is hitting both wallets and wellbeing.
New Jersey backed someone willing to say it — and ready to take action.
New Jersey backed someone willing to say it — and ready to take action.
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sherrill’s win showed what happens when candidates name what people actually feel: tech greed is hitting both wallets and wellbeing.
New Jersey backed someone willing to say it — and ready to take action.
New Jersey backed someone willing to say it — and ready to take action.
When energy prices spiked, Sherrill tied the pain directly to AI’s explosion of data centers across the state — promising to freeze rates on Day One and make Big Tech pay for its own demand. www.nj.com/politics/20...
Mikie Sherrill vows to freeze N.J. energy prices amid alarming rate hikes
The issue is a hot one in New Jersey's race for governor.
www.nj.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
When energy prices spiked, Sherrill tied the pain directly to AI’s explosion of data centers across the state — promising to freeze rates on Day One and make Big Tech pay for its own demand. www.nj.com/politics/20...
In April, Sherrill launched a detailed Kids Online Safety plan and made it a centerpiece of her #NJgov campaign — at events, in debates, and across social media.
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Read Mikie Sherrill’s New Jersey Online Safety Agenda - New Jersey Globe
New technology and media platforms, such as social media and artificial intelligence, have made it easier for us to connect, communicate, learn, and
newjerseyglobe.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In April, Sherrill launched a detailed Kids Online Safety plan and made it a centerpiece of her #NJgov campaign — at events, in debates, and across social media.
newjerseyglobe.com/governor/re...
newjerseyglobe.com/governor/re...
Mikie called out Big Tech for building an economy that runs on attention, electricity, and exploitaton by top execs: “Many of these CEOs send their own kids to schools that ban the devices they profit from.”
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As Trump co-opts Big Tech, governors must protect kids and democracy. I will. | Opinion
On her watch as New Jersey governor, Rep. Mikie Sherrill pledges to make kids' online safety and our democracy top priorities.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Mikie called out Big Tech for building an economy that runs on attention, electricity, and exploitaton by top execs: “Many of these CEOs send their own kids to schools that ban the devices they profit from.”
www.northjersey.com/story/opini...
www.northjersey.com/story/opini...
That clarity cut through. While her #VAgov opponent defended unchecked expansion, Spanberger tied affordability directly to accountability — and voters overwhelmingly backed her. fortune.com/2025/11/05/...
The under-the-radar factor that helped Democrats win in Virginia, New Jersey, and Georgia | Fortune
As the AI land rush accelerates, local fights over water, power, and land may shape who wins and loses in American politics.
fortune.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
That clarity cut through. While her #VAgov opponent defended unchecked expansion, Spanberger tied affordability directly to accountability — and voters overwhelmingly backed her. fortune.com/2025/11/05/...
The Governor-elect's fix is straightforward — make Big Tech pay their own way. A separate ratepayer class for data centers, so everyday Virginians aren’t subsidizing corporate power demands.
“The brunt of data centers shouldn’t be put on ratepayers.”
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“The brunt of data centers shouldn’t be put on ratepayers.”
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Spanberger announces plans to lower energy costs for Virginians
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger has also announced proposals to reduce the costs of housing, health care and prescription drugs.
virginiaindependentnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Governor-elect's fix is straightforward — make Big Tech pay their own way. A separate ratepayer class for data centers, so everyday Virginians aren’t subsidizing corporate power demands.
“The brunt of data centers shouldn’t be put on ratepayers.”
virginiaindependentnews.com/elections/s...
“The brunt of data centers shouldn’t be put on ratepayers.”
virginiaindependentnews.com/elections/s...
As energy demand surged and rates climbed 6.7 %, she said what voters were already thinking: with Big Tech is profiting billions, families shouldn’t be subsidizing the electricity.
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With data center fights ‘tearing apart towns,’ Virginians cast ballots
Voters say they’re worried about the rampant growth of their state’s sprawling tech hubs and soaring energy bills.
www.eenews.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As energy demand surged and rates climbed 6.7 %, she said what voters were already thinking: with Big Tech is profiting billions, families shouldn’t be subsidizing the electricity.
www.eenews.net/articles/wi...
www.eenews.net/articles/wi...
Families are watching billion-dollar companies treat their kids’ attention and their home power grids like free fuel. 2025 was the year someone finally said it — and voters agreed.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Families are watching billion-dollar companies treat their kids’ attention and their home power grids like free fuel. 2025 was the year someone finally said it — and voters agreed.
Different states, same pattern: candidates who linked kids’ safety, affordability, and unchecked corporate power turned abstract tech talk into lived reality.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Different states, same pattern: candidates who linked kids’ safety, affordability, and unchecked corporate power turned abstract tech talk into lived reality.