Report: Big Tech made billions during ‘war on terror’


The Big Tech Sells War report, published on Sept 9 by three US campaign groups, documented an explosion of government contracts with Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter since 2004. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Tech giants made billions through contracts with the US military and other government agencies during the so-called “war on terror”, according to a report released ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

The Big Tech Sells War report, published on Sept 9 by three US campaign groups, documented an explosion of government contracts with Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter since 2004.

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