💬 Opinion Mar 4, 2026 · Conor McGlynn

Big Tech’s War on Democracy

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Big Tech’s War on Democracy
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On February 27, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the AI company Anthropic would be designated a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security,” thus preventing its systems from being used for military contracts. The move came in response to Anthropic’s refusal to provide its AI models for use in fully autonomous weapons or for domestic mass surveillance. Hegseth justified the ban in the name of American democracy. It should be the president and the American people, he

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