CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday discussed Big Tech's presence at Trump's inauguration, saying the country is entering an “age of deepfakes and all kinds of disinformation” under President Trump. he warned.
“We're about to enter the era of deepfakes, and all kinds of misinformation and how much of a role these five gentlemen play, or don't play, will depend on the American public in four years' time.” “It's going to be extremely important in terms of understanding what's true and what's false,” Tapper said before Trump's swearing-in.
At the inauguration ceremony were Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla founder Elon Musk, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Attended the inauguration ceremony.
Tapper said these five people “control much of the information we receive, and they have a tremendous amount of control over what's true and what's not, and when it comes to monitoring or refusing to monitor it.” “We're leaving a lot of things in their hands.”
CNN's Jake Tapper speaks on CNN on January 12, 2025. (Screenshot/CNN)
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CNN's Anderson Cooper spread Tapper's warning to the entire world.
“We're not just talking about the United States, we're talking about the world. All humans on the planet, they control access to information. They control access to information across the planet in many ways. ,” he said. Said.
CNN's Van Jones noted the historical nature of the photo of the five tech executives, most of whom supported the Democratic Party until recently.
“Look, that photo is going to be historic. I call it Revenge of the Nerds. Remember, four years ago, all four of those gentlemen supported the Democratic Party. ” he said.
Priscilla Chan (left), Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (right) in January Attending the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on 20th, 2025, Washington, DC. ((Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images))
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“The untold story here is how Democrats took control of the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and Silicon Valley four years ago, and now all four are in the hands of Donald Trump. ” Jones said, claiming the Biden administration applied pressure. By not introducing cryptocurrency regulations and by imposing the idea that all big companies are bad, they are alienating them.
“Elon Musk was an Andrew Yang Democrat. But when Joe Biden did the EV summit, he excluded Elon. There are so many unforced mistakes on the part of the Biden administration. “There was,” Jones continued. “All four of these are colleagues who were kicked out of the party because of President Biden's lack of an innovation-first approach, and we're paying the price now. We didn't just lose the White House, we lost the House of Representatives. ”, Senate, we have lost Silicon Valley over the last four years, and there is no one to blame but us. ”
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It's worth noting that Zuckerberg announced the end of Facebook and Instagram's fact-checking programs in early January, saying they would use a system similar to X's Community Notes.
