Trump and Democratic rivals love to rip Big Tech companies – but their campaigns still pay them millions

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Trump and Democratic rivals love to rip Big Tech companies, but their campaigns pay them millions

shows that the Trump Make America Great Again Committee is the top buyer in ads, having spent more than $7.9 million.cracked the top 10 on that same list with $3.5 million. These advertisers are affiliated with Trump's 2020 campaign.

But not all of these tech purchases were for ads. It's also common for candidates to make large purchases from Amazon and Apple for office supplies and computers. An overwhelming number of Amazon purchases — 92.6% — among the five candidates went toward office supplies and equipment, according to the individual FEC filings.Analyses show that even those candidates who criticize the power and influence behind Big Tech can't avoid using it to propel their campaigns forward.

Google's political advertising transparency report says that 162,194 political ads have appeared on the platform, amounting to almost $118 million in costs, as of May 31, 2018.

 

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Their all losers

Big Tech you can donate to me. I promise to only say nice things.

So does MSM

Vote Booker

It’s funny because politicians actually complain about Facebook ON Facebook. Why don’t you just delete your account and stop paying the people you think have to much power? Clearly it’s valuable to them as it is to others.

Until we break them apart we must deal with the current system. What’s the point of this story?

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