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Re:Peter Thiel’s Origin Story by panarky on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @11:11AM (#28605810)
> like funding Republicans that basically have sworn to dismantle big tech

This isn't the contradiction it appears.

The WSJ found Thiel brokered a secret agreement with Trump to stop Facebook moderation of Repub disinfo in exchange for a tacit agreement not to take regulatory action against Facebook.

Source: https://archive.is/WYV6m

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Re:Peter Thiel’s Origin Story by Barrin92 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:43PM (#28609028)
That is literally my point though, if that does not qualify him as a significant power broker in DC and the valley I'm not sure what does.
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