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Is Tim Cook an example of corporate media who's owned by the Saudis?
by bigbubba 6y ago
Is Tim Cook an example of corporate media who's owned by the Saudis?
- dragonwriter 6y agoTim Cook is an example of an American executive of a company that has financial interests entwined with the Saudis, but, no, he's not an example of a corporation in any industry (media or otherwise), being a natural person.
- bigbubba 6y agoI think he and Apple have more agency here than you're giving them credit for.
- dragonwriter 6y agoI'm not denying their agency (or that of other actors, e.g., in the media), I'm pointing out the interest toward which their agency is directed. I'm explaining why a choice is made, not denying it is a choice.
- ketamine__ 6y agoA lot of people in tech believe that technology, by itself, will free people and bring democracy. Apple probably believes that its security features will help activists in other countries escape persecution. What they don't seem to understand is that a phone is easily hacked with torture.