Is it Easy or Tricky to Defend Big Tech in the Second Trump Administration?
One group always standing the corner of the technology industry is the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
One group always standing the corner of the technology industry is the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2026 – Advocacy groups and think tanks sit on just about every corner in Washington. But when it comes to big tech companies, few are willing to go to the mat for them all the time.
Battles over content moderation, platform liability, and artificial intelligence safety have pulled tech giants into increasingly public fights with lawmakers and the White House, turning Silicon Valley from a once-largely-untouchable industry into arguably one of Washington’s biggest political foes, and occasionally, a friend.
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