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as his running mate brings one of the Republican Party’s most outspoken critics of the tech giants — and paradoxically a lawmaker tightly connected to some Silicon Valley power players — onto the GOP ticket.’s investment firm in San Francisco before entering the Senate.
, joining Democratic and Republican tech critics alike in urging federal negotiators to stop including liability protections similar to Section 230 in U.S. trade agreements with foreign governments.But his views on competition issues have made him stand out from other contenders Trump considered for the vice-presidential nod, conservative activists and former GOP officials said.
Evan Swarztrauber, a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation nonprofit group, said Vance’s tech views reflect changing attitudes on the right about threats from the private sector — where Republicans have historically championed a hands-off approach. It’s unclear how much influence Vance would wield over tech policy as vice president in a potential Trump second term.
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