How Meta's California super PAC, rare as a single-company entity, lets Mark Zuckerberg spend Meta's money on his own political choices, including AI regulation
Mark Zuckerberg, via Meta, can now essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.
The Verge
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@levosaurus
Levin Gubler
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Citizen's United needs to go. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@aicapital_io
@aicapital_io
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Meta enters the policy arena, launching a California super PAC to influence AI regulation and outpace competitors. The AI governance chess match is on. Who will write the rules? https://www.theverge.com/... #AIPolicyPowerPlay
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@daniel_271828
Daniel Eth
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Recently, major AI industry players (incl. a16z, Meta, & OpenAI's Greg Brockman) announced >$100M in spending on pro-AI super PACs. This is an attempt to copy a wildly successful strategy from the crypto industry, to intimidate politicians away from pursuing AI regulations.🧵
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@dkokotajlo
Daniel Kokotajlo
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Over the last few years I've learned a lot about how much sway giant corporations have over the federal government. Much more than I expected. In AI 2027 the government basically gets captured by AI companies, first by ordinary lobbying, later by superintelligence-assisted lobb…
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@skynetandchill.com
@skynetandchill.com
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Meta created its own super PAC to give Zuck the ability to essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.
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@socialmedialab.ca
@socialmedialab.ca
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This is about building a legislative moat: “Meta to launch California super PAC focused on AI. The tech giant plans to spend tens of millions backing candidates in state races.” www.politico.com/news/2025/08... [embedded post]
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@haydenfield
Hayden Field
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First co-byline with @tinanguyen.bsky.social: How Meta quietly filed to create its own super PAC, allowing it (and Mark Zuckerberg) to spend scores of money to run political ads on behalf of their AI interests — and only their interests. — www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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r/technology
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Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals
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Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals | Mark Zuckerberg, via Meta, can now essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.