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Trump super PAC joins TikTok |
Former President Trump's super PAC has joined TikTok, the app that Trump's administration previously attempted to ban, as it seeks to spread its message across various platforms. |
"MAGA INC will not cede any platform to Joe Biden and the Democrats who are trying to destroy our country," Taylor Budowich, CEO of MAGA Inc., posted on social platform X. "We will ensure President Trump's America First agenda is brought to every corner of the internet and every precinct of this country," she added. The super PAC is using the handle "@MAGA" on the app. Its first videos tout Trump's economic record and attack independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a "longtime Democrat and a liberal," our colleague Brett Samuels reported. The Biden campaign has been on TikTok for months and has worked with influencers on the platform to spread the president's message and agenda, viewing it as a way to reach younger voters. The campaign has said it will remain on the app even after President Biden signed legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok several months down the road. The Washington Post reported this week that Trump's presidential campaign was weighing whether to join the popular app, with advisers split over whether the benefits were worth the potential political backlash of joining a platform some Republicans have equated with Chinese spyware. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter, we're Rebecca Klar and Julia Shapero — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. |
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How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future: |
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A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced an amendment to the must-pass legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend a program that provides broadband discounts to millions of Americans. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) proposed an additional $6 billion in funding for the … |
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| Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) leadership is looking to make further job reductions as a cost-cutting measure, according to a new report. WBD, which owns CNN, Max, TNT and a number of other media properties, is eyeing cuts to its budgets on streaming by hundreds of millions of dollars, Bloomberg reported. The company also plans to raise pricing for subscriptions, the outlet reported. "The company is focused on the long-term growth … |
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Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that he is still "very interested" in buying TikTok and suggested its technology could be rebuilt even if the Chinese government bars the app's China-based parent company ByteDance from selling the algorithm. |
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News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics: |
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How a rap feud crashed a lyrics website |
The recent exchange of diss tracks between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar briefly crashed the lyrics website Genius as users rushed to it during the releases, The New York Times reported. |
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NYC, Dublin interact through portal sculpture |
A sculpture that is being set up in New York City will allow people who pass by to interact with others in Dublin in real-time through a video portal, TechCrunch reported. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- Small Business Majority will hold a fireside chat with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
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Branch out with other reads on The Hill: |
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is slamming former President Trump as "a con artist," following reports that Trump is dining with donors who supported his mug shot digital trading cards. |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said doctors told him a parasite ate part of his brain, after experiencing memory loss and brain fog in 2010. The New York Times … Read more |
| Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday, a momentous move that is all but certain … Read more |
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