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'''Big Tech''' refers to several [[Silicon Valley]] technology firms, notabky [[Google]], [[Apple]], [[Facebook]], and [[Amazon]] for driving technology growth and social change. | '''Big Tech''' refers to several [[Silicon Valley]] technology firms, notabky [[Google]], [[Apple]], [[Facebook]], and [[Amazon]] for driving technology growth and social change. | ||
| − | [[Microsoft]] and [[IBM]] are sometimes considered Big Tech because of their size, and [[Twitter]] not for its size but its societal impact. Twitter will likely be bought out by one of the larger firms at some point. | + | [[Microsoft]] and [[IBM]] are sometimes considered Big Tech firms, because of their size, and [[Twitter]] not for its size but its societal impact. Twitter will likely be bought out by one of the larger firms at some point. |
[[Alphabet Inc.]] is the parent company of Google, which also owns [[YouTube]], [[Android]], [[The Groundwork]] and dozens of other companies. The Groundwork in 2015 boasted it could influence the [[vote]] in any [[democracy|democratic]] [[election]] anywhere in the world by as much as 25% by manipulating [[search engine]] results.<ref>[http://qz.com/520652/groundwork-eric-schmidt-startup-working-for-hillary-clinton-campaign/ THE GROUNDWORK The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that’s working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House], Adam Pasick & Tim Fernholz, ''Quartz'', October 09, 2015. qz.com</ref> | [[Alphabet Inc.]] is the parent company of Google, which also owns [[YouTube]], [[Android]], [[The Groundwork]] and dozens of other companies. The Groundwork in 2015 boasted it could influence the [[vote]] in any [[democracy|democratic]] [[election]] anywhere in the world by as much as 25% by manipulating [[search engine]] results.<ref>[http://qz.com/520652/groundwork-eric-schmidt-startup-working-for-hillary-clinton-campaign/ THE GROUNDWORK The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that’s working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House], Adam Pasick & Tim Fernholz, ''Quartz'', October 09, 2015. qz.com</ref> | ||
Revision as of 05:08, October 26, 2018
Big Tech refers to several Silicon Valley technology firms, notabky Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon for driving technology growth and social change.
Microsoft and IBM are sometimes considered Big Tech firms, because of their size, and Twitter not for its size but its societal impact. Twitter will likely be bought out by one of the larger firms at some point.
Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, which also owns YouTube, Android, The Groundwork and dozens of other companies. The Groundwork in 2015 boasted it could influence the vote in any democratic election anywhere in the world by as much as 25% by manipulating search engine results.[1]
References
- ↑ THE GROUNDWORK The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that’s working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House, Adam Pasick & Tim Fernholz, Quartz, October 09, 2015. qz.com
