From Elizabeth Warren to President Trump — it seems like Silicon Valley can’t be left unscathed by politicians.
Meanwhile, the tech industry faces a crop of Democratic White House hopefuls eager to humble them.
The gig economy is not the only hallowed Silicon Valley creation that candidates are trampling. Some are also taking aim at a, treasured by internet firms, that shields them from lawsuits when their platforms are used to incite violence, spread defamation and amplify hate speech. . Aware that such high-profile support was a potent weapon, Gonzalez then demanded that all the presidential candidates take a position. Many did., Uber chief legal officer Tony West, helped lead the firm’s aggressive effort to stop the measure. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an innovation enthusiast and favorite of tech donors, broke ranks with many of them to join workers protesting in front of Uber headquarters in San Francisco and demand passage of AB 5.
“As an industry matures — every single industry ,not just the tech industry — it is natural to attract more scrutiny and more contemplation about how exactly does this work in our society and for our workers,” said Linda Moore, chief executive of Technet, the trade group representing major Silicon Valley firms.
As candidates seek to connect with voters and an energized progressive base, “they are saying, ‘OK, public sentiment for Uber and a lot of these companies is low. This issue has passion with labor activists. It is politically more beneficial than not,’” he said.
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