{"id":7629,"date":"2025-10-27T18:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmoneyreview.com\/?p=7629"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:20:03","slug":"the-rise-of-techno-fascism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmoneyreview.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/the-rise-of-techno-fascism\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise of techno-fascism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people have labelled the recent alliance between Silicon Valley and right-wing populist leaders \u201ctechno-fascism\u201d. 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