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Maher panel explains how tech bros get rich making 'divided' Americans 'stupid and angry'

Tech entrepreneurs use algorithms to deepen U.S. political divisions for profit, creating widespread anger and misinformation, experts said during Maher's show.

Summary by Alternet
Some political scientists, seeing how bitterly divided the United States is politically, fear that the country is entering a period of prologued political violence comparable to The Troubles in North Ireland. "Real Time" host Bill Maher examined those tensions with two guests — conservative-leaning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman and liberal Van Jones — during his Friday night, October 3 broadcast. And Friedman argued that tech compa…

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Alternet broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
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