Microsoft has achieved major victories in Washington, including support for OpenAI's Project Stargate and a potential TikTok acquisition. However, it has maintained controversial censorship partnerships and initiatives from the Biden era, such as ties to NewsGuard, a pro-censorship group. Microsoft's involvement in the censorship-industrial complex is detailed in a report from the Foundation for Freedom Online.
Key Points
Microsoft's partnership with NewsGuard via its 'Defending Democracy' initiative.
Funding to the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington and its role in election censorship.
Hiring of Matthew Masterson and Clint Watts with ties to election integrity and disinformation.
Pros
Achieved major victories in Washington, including support for OpenAI's Project Stargate and a potential TikTok acquisition.
Cons
Maintained controversial censorship partnerships and initiatives from the Biden era, such as ties to NewsGuard.