Meaning of Laptopgate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Hunter Biden laptop controversy.
   US
2. Any other controversy involving a laptop.
3. A 2008 controversy where Notre Dame had a laptop in the coaching box during a game against Michigan State.
4. A 2010 controversy where a school in Pennsylvania remotely activated webcams on school-issued laptops to spy on students.

Examples

“Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi’s flashy revival of Laptopgate hasn’t illuminated much beyond the right’s desperation to salvage something from their October Surprise.”

“And Laptopgate is most significant in what it reveals about the contest now on for a suitable post-liberal political regime: a battle that pits the “human” against something more like a “swarm”.”

“The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, now controlled by Republicans who've felt singled out by Big Tech, the IRS or the FBI--in many cases justifiably so--has launched hearings into Laptopgate, for starters.”

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