Tag: Sergey Brin

Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook. President Trump accuses them of censoring conservative opinion. Several studies recently suggest that is the case. But the point is, those four people have the power to do that. We can debate all day long the merits of regulating social networks versus free market; let 'em do what they want. I don't know how this shakes out. But I do know that such concentrated power will bring on a political response. It is speech that’s regulated by a couple of billionaires. So when the president says Google Search is rigged, and Larry Kudlow says the administration will "look into" regulation, I agree. Reign 'em in!

Image SAN FRANCISCO — Over the last decade, this has become the tech industry’s hometown. Tech leaders were featured in a video for their preferred candidate, Ed Lee, who went on to win and was re-elected in 2015. Tech got political, fast. Mr. Benioff, a native of San Francisco and the most prominent tech executive in the city, was a financial backer of Mr. Lee. “This is the hottest election San Francisco has ever had for mayor,” he said. “I’ve just been super busy,” Mr. Altman wrote in an email, adding that he had “no idea” why others had been so quiet. Hunter Walk, formerly with Google’s YouTube and now a venture capitalist, appeared in the 2011 video supporting Mr. Lee. Breed, the mayoral candidate who seems to have the most backing from tech. Breed, a president of the board of supervisors who became interim mayor after Mr. Lee’s death, as the next mayor. Mr. Conway emphasized that he is still backing Ms.