As Big Tech CEOs finance the demolition of the White House to build Donald Trump a luxury ballroom, they’re simultaneously evading scrutiny and enriching themselves and the president by buying off court cases and reaching shady settlements, all while continuing to fail their most basic responsibilities and slash trust and safety programs. The Tech Oversight Project Executive Director Sacha Haworth released the following statement:
“Big Tech CEOs have bought themselves a seat at Trump’s table, and they’re paying for the renovation of that table with multi-million-dollar checks. Make no mistake about what’s happening: Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Google are bankrolling pageantry and luxury for an administration that’s making a mockery of ethical standards and policymaking for the people. These companies have chosen their side, and it’s not ours – these companies and their political enablers must be held accountable for abandoning privacy, civil liberties, and democratic oversight in exchange for cash and favors.”
Connecting the dots:
- Washington Post – Why the demolition of the East Wing is so shocking (Philip Kennicott, 10/23/25)
- TechCrunch – Big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom (Amanda Silberling, 10/23/25)
- SFGate – Why three Bay Area tech giants cut off resources to track ICE raids (Stephen Council, 10/23/25)
- Reason – ICE Is Mounting a Mass Surveillance Campaign on American Citizens (Autumn Billings, 10/23/25)
