Meaning of Laptopgate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Hunter Biden laptop controversy.
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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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