"I asked him to prioritize protecting my time since I have other things I prefer to work on and to proceed with whatever budget he needed to pursue the facts in this matter."
Wow!
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#143This title should probably be changed to something useful. There is no indication of what it might be in the original title.
'pecker' is a double entendre
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#144Now this is Fuck You Money.
Well in this case there's no money involved really. It's just a fuck you.
He specifically calls attention to the fact that his wealth is one reason he was able to speak out about this:
> If in my position I can’t stand up to this kind of extortion, how many people can? (On that point, numerous people have contacted our investigation team about their similar experiences with AMI, and how they needed to capitulate because, for example, their livelihoods were at stake.)
(emphasis added)
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#145> Bezos Exposes Pecker
HuffPo headline
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#146Is his “gf” a plant?
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#147Granted, this strategy is very high risk unless you're one of the richest people in the world.
Really? I'm at the other extreme: blackmailing me would be pointless as there would be no gain (not to mention in my boring case any unclad selfies would have to be synthesized). And in the current world[+] there's so much exposure that such pictures will be drowned out by the sheer volume of stuff. Yes, we're still at a point where politicians can lose their jobs because of racialist photos or certain indiscretions,…
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#148Wonder what the Saudi connection is...
They killed a WaPo journalist.
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#149Slightly off topic, but does anyone know why this is so low on HN? It has more votes and is more recent than anything except the "How I didn't make a billion dollar company" post, but is at rank 11. https://imgur.com/a/bifDABu
The title isn't something that I would have had any idea what it was about or why I should read it if I hadn't been linked here from a comment thread with a more informative title.
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#150Thought experiment: Try taking them at their word for a sec.
"...an exploration of Mr. Bezos’ judgment... is indeed newsworthy and in the public interest."
Wonderful! Looking out for my interests! My heroes, fightin' for me against all the bad judgment! So grateful!
But then, if he'll agree to comply with their demands, suddenly it's not newsworthy anymore.
"AM agrees not to publish, distribute, share, or describe unpublished texts and photos (the “Unpublished Materials”)."
What?! Sellouts! Traitors! What about the public interest?! All the bad judgment!??!?
So yeah, not only do they blackmail public figures; by their willingness to bury the story they also show that they can't be counted on to hold public figures accountable when the time comes. He's right, real journalists don't act like this. (Not that I ever believed that shit; like I said, it was just a thought experiment.)
All you need is a bit of dirt on them, and you're safe from being exposed. Actually that might be the one thing that made this case different and turned it into a blackmail attempt instead of just another in the thousands of sleaze stories over the years.