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Reminds me of IBM and WW2. Maybe a class action suit should be drawn up for IBM also?
by throw7 5y ago
Reminds me of IBM and WW2. Maybe a class action suit should be drawn up for IBM also?
- soperj 5y agoOr IBM and apartheid.
- iso1631 5y agoLike this one https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/world/lawsuit-says-ibm-aided-the-nazis-in-technology.html https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/world/lawsuit-says-ibm-ai... And this one https://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/08/ramasastry.holocaust.ibm/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/08/ramasastry.holocaust....
- throwawaycities 5y agoPlenty of companies have been sued and paid out claims for their use of forced Jewish labor and other wrongs during WW2.
- merpnderp 5y agoAnd yet plenty of American corporations are using slave labor today. Wonder where those lawsuits are, or has Congress shielded them from consequences.
- throwawaycities 5y agoAmerican companies are sued and pay claims every single day for violations of employment labor standards. Just as an example you can find lawsuits against Uber for misclassifying its workers as independent contractors instead of employees. Not sure what of facts you have that shows American companies using slaves and being immune from civil or criminal lawsuits.