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. . . '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 couldnt really refuse.
The dramatic language, bolstered by damaging emails unearthed by investigators, paints Zuckerberg as Silicon Valleys 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/
dalton99a
(81,636 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)If Facebook gets broken up, I thoroughly believe Amazon needs to be next.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)someone who has everything they could want and should be one of the happiest people on earth is, in reality, a real sob
Never satisfied, they want it ALL.
The more disease, where there is always more to be had and never any satiety. As weve seen, its extremely toxic.