Big tech leaders are being criticized by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney for supporting Trump

Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, has launched a blistering attack on the tech industry's top brass, claiming that they are trying to sway anti-competitive policies by cozying up to President-elect Trump, according to Breitbart.

The remarks made by Sweeney, which were posted on the social media site X, show how more liberal tech companies are becoming increasingly worried about the connection between the new government and some in the IT industry, as Breitbart News reported.

After numerous large tech businesses, like Apple and Google, promised to donate $1 million to Trump's inauguration, Sweeney made his statements.

The rumor mill has it that Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has become friendly with Trump, is chipping in himself.

Changes in Silicon Valley

Sweeney has pointed out what he considers to be the hypocrisy of tech leaders who were previously associated with Democratic principles, highlighting their unexpected change of loyalty.

His continuous disputes with tech giants Apple and Google over the distribution of software for smartphones are the basis of the criticism leveled by the CEO of Epic Games.

The freedom to sell games on iOS and Android devices outside of Apple's and Google's official app stores and payment processing systems is something that Sweeney has long pushed for.

He claims that there is an unfair monopoly on the mobile software market under the current structure.

After years of pretending to be Democrats, Big Tech leaders are now pretending to be Republicans, in hopes of currying favor with the new administration. Beware of the scummy monopoly campaign to vilify competition law as they rip off consumers and crush competitors.

— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) January 10, 2025

Apple and Google aren't the only tech companies that seem to be shifting their focus to the Trump administration.

Meta and Amazon have both donated one million dollars to the inauguration. It is widely believed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to curry favor with the new administration by easing Facebook's content moderation measures.

Jensen Huang, CEO of graphics processing unit maker Nvidia, has also shown his support for the new government, saying that he would "love to personally congratulate Trump" and promising that Nvidia will do all it can to help the administration succeed.