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It is very difficult for me to believe that Meta's recent political relations moves are not related to the open cases where Meta is the defendant.
by consumer451 2y ago
It is very difficult for me to believe that Meta's recent political relations moves are not related to the open cases where Meta is the defendant.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoThe antitrust one is most relevant as the new party in power would be gleeful to see it broken up but otherwise disagrees with the concept of antitrust
- frob 2y ago"For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
- qwertox 2y agoI don't understand your comment. This is about a lawsuit which shows that Zuckerberg OK'd the downloading and use of LibGen data. The case exists at least since mid-2023 and was in discovery phase until 13. Dec 2024. Shortly before the deadline Meta provided this new information, because they had to.
- monsieurbanana 2y agoHe's saying that he wants to pay Trump to win these lawsuits, which is a smart move as we know justice is for sale.
- tux3 2y agoThey're saying that Meta has been kowtowing to the incoming administration in hopes of getting in their good graces. Rather famously, some elements of that administration are above the criminal code, so that's not implausible.
- bamboozled 2y agoThe pivot would potentially help his cause though , would it not ?
- lupire 2y agoPP is referring to Facebook/Meta's new policy changes like banning intelligence/sanity-based insults on the Platform, but carving out an exception specifically and explicitly for transgender people as targets, and removing tampons from men's bathrooms.
- credit_guy 2y agoI guess the parent is saying that the new administration could be more business friendly in prosecuting this type of cases. It might even drop this case altogether. But only if Meta is "friendly" to the administration too.
- hatenberg 2y agoNah it’s just that Zuck watched the Barbie movie and realized Soace Karen was getting entirely too much limelight and declared a Year of Masculinity