Headlines that basically say the same shit twice really are swell.
this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2025
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It's nice to see meta have learned from their own mistakes and are now trying to protect ~~democracy~~ profits.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal
I think this was less about lobbying and more about bogeyman of China.
AIPAC lobbying also
You know China vetoed a Gaza Ceasefire last march, right?
They're also allied with Iran who militarized Hamas in the first place.
They’re also allied with Iran who militarized Hamas in the first place.
You say this like it's a bad thing. TBH colonized people suffering from genocide should resist.
You happily traded 47,000 of Palestinian lives for 1700 israelis, congratz and fuck off.
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I don't know why I do this to myself, but I read through Meta's disclosure
Every single lobbyist I looked at worked in DC before becoming a lobbyist. I knew it happened a lot, but it's really depressing to see
Also, why do these disclosures not require companies to specify how the money was spent? There are only ~20 different lobbyists mentioned, and Meta spent 7.6M in a single quarter
Yes, companies hiring people in politics or with government connections is a very normal thing
$7.6 million, pocket change to these chumps. Up the ante!
Good, finally putting that money to good use.
Stifling competition, great use indeed. Make today's billionaires trillionaires.
TikTok are not competition, they don't even care about profit or they would have sold 80% of ownership and would continue operating legally.
They're a weapon
The same can be said for Meta and X. They even stopped moderating them. So why shall we ban TikTok and allow Meta and X to continue working? I am up for greater scrutiny of social media, but one that's applied equally across all platforms.
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