My friends, hello! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, with the top latest news from the intersection of technology and politics.Trump’s Musk meetups
The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump asked Elon Musk last summer about interest in buying Truth Social, the former president’s struggling, screed-filled social media platform. Trump advisers told the Post that the two men, who are arguably the most prominent pushers of right-wing misinformation these days, have had other conversations “about politics and business.” That includes a recent meeting Trump reportedly had with the billionaire entrepreneur while seeking donors to his campaign. The general election, coupled with Trump’s legal troubles, appears to have the four-times-indicted former president seeking a cash infusion. And even though Musk says he won’t be giving the Trump campaign any money, he can easily use his social media platform, X — which is rife with pro-Trump propaganda — to try to indoctrinate potential voters with a right-wing worldview.
Read more at The Washington Post.
Social platform for Christian nationalists
Several far-right candidates for state and federal offices this year are users of a Christian nationalist social media platform known as the Nexus Mountain Network. The platform was created by Seven Mountain Mandate believers, who seek to wield influence over family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business and government.
Read more at the Daily Dot.
Election trickery check-in
The Center for Countering Digital Hate, a watchdog that tracks the spread of disinformation online, has found that several artificial intelligence services can be used to create misleading images related to elections. Lawmakers, national security experts and others have voiced concerns about such images being used to manipulate voters ahead of this year’s elections.
Read the center’s report here, and read top AI companies’ responses to the claims here.
TikTok legislation
The House is…
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