Big Tech is powering Trump’s immigration crackdown | Al Jazeera
Posted: 10th February 2025
This may seem unrelated to weapons and nuclear power in space, but we must now recognize that the digital technology that was developed specifically for missile warfare is the very same tech developed and used in Gaza for surveillance and targeting, and now used at the border. Digital technology makes everything interchangeable - surveillance, weapons, AI, censorship - everything. When we live by the data, we are imprisoned by the data. —Koohan
‘This change in what constitutes “mainstream” speech was necessary to prepare the ground for Trump’s new immigration policies, and it signals a convenient and profitable arrangement between those who control data and those who control borders.’