The new digital transformation: What happens when tech firms play politics?

‘It’s a difficult path to a brave new world’ 16 January 2025 • NaN min read Share Amanda Brock examines Big Tech’s political power, and the fine line governments have to walk in both learning from and regulating the likes of Meta, Google and Amazon. Our digital reality in 2025 was unimaginable 30 years ago. Technology’s place in our everyday lives means tech companies not only have huge economic power but, perhaps more unexpectedly, political power. A heady cocktail of policy, tech and digital is confusing the waters. It was hard to miss former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg stepping down from his role as President of Global Affairs at Meta on 3rd January, following seven successful years as part of the leadership team of one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Despite Clegg’s employer being a tech company, his resignation was very much a political act. Clegg stepped aside to allow his more right-leaning assistant to step-up in a newly Republican USA, following the recent US election and to support Meta’s relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, which has historically been a difficult one. Clegg’s former employers sang his praises as he departed, with CEO Mark […]

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