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Technology documents the role of digital platforms, AI, and information infrastructure in the Trump era. The relationship between technology and politics transformed during this period — from social media's role in the 2016 election to AI-generated propaganda in 2026.
Key developments:
- Twitter: Trump's primary communication channel (2009-2021), including the unprecedented permanent suspension after January 6
- Truth Social: Trump's own platform (2022-present), operating as a closed propaganda ecosystem with no moderation of political disinformation
- AI-generated content: Starting around 2025, AI-generated images and videos ("slopaganda") became a primary mode of political communication — Trump posting 57 AI-generated images in a single three-week period
- Platform moderation: The ongoing debate over Section 230, platform liability, and the balance between free speech and disinformation
- Surveillance and control: The expansion of government surveillance capabilities and their potential use against political opponents
- Bot networks: The role of automated accounts in amplifying propaganda and creating the appearance of grassroots support
Technology events in this corpus are fundamentally about the infrastructure of information — who controls it, how it's used, and what happens when it's captured.
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Trumps social media platform Truth Social launches publicly, branded as a free speech alternative. The platform operates with no fact-checking and no moderation of political disinformation. It functions as a closed echo chamber where Trump disseminates claims directly to followers without media filtering. Posts average 16/day during campaigns, immediately amplified by right-wing media.
On October 27, 2022, Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, taking the company private. Immediately upon closing the deal, Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and legal policy chief Vijaya Gadde. Musk's takeover led to massive staff layoffs (roughly 80% of workforce), the reinstatement of previously banned accounts including Donald Trump's, the rollout of Twitter …
Trump signed an executive order on September 25, 2025 to finalize a deal transferring TikTok US operations to an American investor group led by Oracle and other firms. The deal required the US government to collect a multibillion-dollar fee from American investors, which legal experts called extortion. Trump had previously diverted a bipartisan TikTok bill to structure a deal where …
Trump posts 57 AI-generated images and videos on Truth Social in a three-week period, including himself riding a lion through a jungle, sinking an Iranian navy ship, planting a flag on the moon, appearing on Mount Rushmore with the Founding Fathers, and UFC fights on the White House lawn. The images mark a qualitative shift in propaganda: they are not …