Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchs
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Tech is now a front-line electoral issue, not just a lobbying one—policy risk around content, antitrust, and labor can swing sharply with midterm outcomes. For operators with US exposure, treat the next election cycle as a regulatory fork and scenario-plan for both tighter platform rules and more aggressive state-level action.
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