#Meta Begins $65 Million #Election2026 Push to Advance #AI Agenda
Meta’s biggest #election investment aims to prevent state #legislation that it fears could inhibit #artificialintelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
Meta is starting up two new #superPAC, which will join two others it formed. One group, "Forge the Future Project,", targets Republicans, while second, "Making Our Tomorrow," focuses on Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/technology/meta-65-million-election-ai.html
https://archive.ph/gCqW6

About time!

https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/

#EU #Europe #legislation #socialmedia

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