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empedocles

(15,751 posts)
Fri Dec 11, 2020, 11:58 AM Dec 2020

Moscow mark, an overdue target

. . . 'In calling for the breakup of his $800 billion company, federal and state officials portray a Zuckerberg who could more easily star in a Silicon Valley update to “The Godfather.” Rivals cower at the thought of “the wrath of Mark” as he schemes to “eliminate” competitors, who face being “snuffed out” if they defy him, according to the 123-page complaint from state officials.

One anecdote central to the cases depicts Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom seeking advice from a company investor while considering a $1 billion offer to sell his company to Facebook in 2012: “Will he go into destroy mode if I say no?”

The answer: “Probably.”

Systrom soon decided to sell, taking an offer that, in the telling of the state and federal officials, he couldn’t really refuse.

The dramatic language, bolstered by damaging emails unearthed by investigators, paints Zuckerberg as Silicon Valley’s leading villain, one whom the public might be persuaded to loathe, as some already do. . . .


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/10/facebook-lawsuits-zuckerberg-villain/

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Moscow mark, an overdue target (Original Post) empedocles Dec 2020 OP
Kick dalton99a Dec 2020 #1
I'm not sure if Zuckerberg or Bezos is actually doing more damage in the long haul ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #2
Of course empedocles Dec 2020 #6
It Always Surprises Me Me. Dec 2020 #3
ikr? brer cat Dec 2020 #4
... Me. Dec 2020 #9
It's a pathology dlk Dec 2020 #5
Addiction empedocles Dec 2020 #7
A combination of gluttony and addiction dlk Dec 2020 #8
Remember when MZ was talking about running for president? GemDigger Dec 2020 #10
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. I'm not sure if Zuckerberg or Bezos is actually doing more damage in the long haul ...
Fri Dec 11, 2020, 12:05 PM
Dec 2020

If Facebook gets broken up, I thoroughly believe Amazon needs to be next.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
3. It Always Surprises Me
Fri Dec 11, 2020, 12:09 PM
Dec 2020

someone who has everything they could want and should be one of the happiest people on earth is, in reality, a real sob

dlk

(11,580 posts)
5. It's a pathology
Fri Dec 11, 2020, 12:27 PM
Dec 2020

The more disease, where there is always more to be had and never any satiety. As we’ve seen, it’s extremely toxic.

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