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What is the background on this?

by ungreased0675 3y ago

thsksbd 3y ago
Apparently he was fired for paying ten grand for a pro-Trump billboard back in 2016.
- threeseed 3y ago
  Which Zuckerberg denied in his testimony in front of Congress. And which others have also said wasn't the reason. It was to do with Luckey not really being much of a team player which sounds very plausible.
  - thsksbd 3y ago
    I dont know whats more laughable. The idea that Zucky can be honest, or that Congress will pursue - even blatant (see Clapper) - perjury charges.
- ipython 3y ago
  There was also the ZeniMax v Facebook trial and $500m judgement: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_v._Oculus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_v._Oculus But of course it sounds way more sinister if you tie his political donations to it.
  - kken 3y ago
    Not easy to make the connection to Palmer being fired here. The case was decided much later and it equally involve John Carmack, who stayed at Meta much longer, until he left out of his own accord.
petesergeant 3y ago
Selections from his Wikipedia page: > In September 2016, it was reported that Luckey had donated $10,000 to Nimble America, a pro-Donald Trump group that ran a billboard depicting 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with the caption "Too Big to Jail" > The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine https://www.thedailybeast.com/palmer-luckey-the-facebook-near-billionaire-secretly-funding-trumps-meme-machine https://www.thedailybeast.com/palmer-luckey-the-facebook-nea... > September 2016 … Luckey offered to match further contributions from r/The_Donald users for 48 hours after the announcement. Luckey later issued an apology, stating on his Facebook page, "I am deeply sorry that my actions are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus and its partners." > Facebook executives, including Zuckerberg, reportedly pressured Luckey to publicly voice support for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, despite his support for then Republican nominee Donald Trump. > After his firing, Luckey hired an employment lawyer, and together negotiated a payout of at least $100 million, arguing that the company had violated California law for allegedly pressuring the executive to voice support for Johnson and for punishing an employee for political activity. > Facebook likewise denied Luckey had been fired for supporting Trump, stating "We can say unequivocally that Palmer's departure was not due to his political views."
- pupppet 3y ago
  I wonder how he feels about Trump now.
- tensor 3y ago
  Seems more likely it was because he cost Facebook $500 million because of IP theft: https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-reason-palmer-luckey-was-fired-from-facebook/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-reason-palmer-luckey-...
  - petesergeant 3y ago
    That’s FB’s position for sure
    - DigitalHackOp 3y ago
      Are there examples of people who have done this and kept their job?
      - petesergeant 3y ago
        No idea, but: > Luckey hired an employment lawyer, and together negotiated a payout of at least $100 million, arguing that the company had violated California law for allegedly pressuring the executive to voice support for Johnson and for punishing an employee for political activity I'm yet to get anyone to pay me $100m for any reason whatsoever.

What is the background on this?

thsksbd 3y ago

Apparently he was fired for paying ten grand for a pro-Trump billboard back in 2016.

threeseed 3y ago
Which Zuckerberg denied in his testimony in front of Congress. And which others have also said wasn't the reason. It was to do with Luckey not really being much of a team player which sounds very plausible.
- thsksbd 3y ago
  I dont know whats more laughable. The idea that Zucky can be honest, or that Congress will pursue - even blatant (see Clapper) - perjury charges.
ipython 3y ago
There was also the ZeniMax v Facebook trial and $500m judgement: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_v._Oculus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_v._Oculus But of course it sounds way more sinister if you tie his political donations to it.
- kken 3y ago
  Not easy to make the connection to Palmer being fired here. The case was decided much later and it equally involve John Carmack, who stayed at Meta much longer, until he left out of his own accord.

petesergeant 3y ago

Selections from his Wikipedia page: > In September 2016, it was reported that Luckey had donated $10,000 to Nimble America, a pro-Donald Trump group that ran a billboard depicting 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with the caption "Too Big to Jail" > The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine https://www.thedailybeast.com/palmer-luckey-the-facebook-near-billionaire-secretly-funding-trumps-meme-machine https://www.thedailybeast.com/palmer-luckey-the-facebook-nea... > September 2016 … Luckey offered to match further contributions from r/The_Donald users for 48 hours after the announcement. Luckey later issued an apology, stating on his Facebook page, "I am deeply sorry that my actions are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus and its partners." > Facebook executives, including Zuckerberg, reportedly pressured Luckey to publicly voice support for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, despite his support for then Republican nominee Donald Trump. > After his firing, Luckey hired an employment lawyer, and together negotiated a payout of at least $100 million, arguing that the company had violated California law for allegedly pressuring the executive to voice support for Johnson and for punishing an employee for political activity. > Facebook likewise denied Luckey had been fired for supporting Trump, stating "We can say unequivocally that Palmer's departure was not due to his political views."

pupppet 3y ago
I wonder how he feels about Trump now.
tensor 3y ago
Seems more likely it was because he cost Facebook $500 million because of IP theft: https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-reason-palmer-luckey-was-fired-from-facebook/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-reason-palmer-luckey-...
- petesergeant 3y ago
  That’s FB’s position for sure
  - DigitalHackOp 3y ago
    Are there examples of people who have done this and kept their job?
    - petesergeant 3y ago
      No idea, but: > Luckey hired an employment lawyer, and together negotiated a payout of at least $100 million, arguing that the company had violated California law for allegedly pressuring the executive to voice support for Johnson and for punishing an employee for political activity I'm yet to get anyone to pay me $100m for any reason whatsoever.