Growing opposition to big tech in the US

In a commentary in Hotnews, journalist Vlad Dumitrescu sees the midterm election results as a clear slap in the face for the tech companies:

“Voters have cast their votes for restrictions on the construction of data centres – infrastructure without which the expansion of artificial intelligence will not be possible. … For many voters, data centres also symbolise a wider problem: the disproportionate influence of big tech companies on politics and the economy. The election results show that these companies should take public opposition – something they have so far underestimated – seriously, and that they should be clearer about who bears the costs of this expansion and who benefits from it.”