Google has a secret deal with FB called “Jedi Blue” that they knew was illegal

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 6:35 PM UTC

stackbutterflow wrote: post #255

dqpb wrote: post #146

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With about $100b net worth each, I’m going to guess they feel just fine.

That's the thing though. They don't need more money. So why not try to make the world a better place for once? I know they donate to charity but they're uniquely well positioned to influence one of the biggest, and most dangerous, tech company on the planet. I wonder. Do they care? Do they have personal problems that makes the rest seem insignificant? Or do they believe they're truly making the world better?

Post by denton-scratch » Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 6:43 PM UTC

checkyoursudo wrote: post #242

karaterobot wrote: post #202

This is a list of accusations, right? This is all pre-trial, so a journalist would want to put the word "alleged" in front of this rather than writing it up as though they'd discovered the undisputed truth? Just checking, I know it's not going to make a difference. Not a fan of Google at all, but I do like to pretend there's a process.

Only a journalist who is worried about the possibility of being sued for defamation really needs to consider using alleged in reporting. The truth is an absolute defense to defamation. If you are confident in your reporting, and especially if you have good lawyers, then you don't need to hedge. (Source: was a lawyer who used to do some of this work at one time in my life) Edit: If you are just reporting second-hand o…

Post by whimsicalism » Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 6:49 PM UTC

monopoledance wrote: post #197

qnsi wrote: post #8

What can we as people in top 1% with 1) information about big tech abuses 2) skills to fix this do? Individually we can use browsers like firefox or brave and probably donate time or money to them, but I think it's not enough. I think we would need something like a movement against those abuses, but probably the biggest win would be a business model that could win with them in the free market. Is this possible? Has a…

Incentivize the economy to not overproduce bullshit ad nauseam. Vote with your wallet, and push for it culturally, or spiritually - offer alternative experiences and goals to consumerism. Stop working for companies producing products nobody asked for, which are made for “economic growth” as a goal in it self. (If your factual constraints allow for it.) As long as there is this enormous pressure to sell you ever more…

Post by BiteCode_dev » Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 6:57 PM UTC

Negitivefrags wrote: post #251

BiteCode_dev wrote: post #216

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They don't respect due process with illegal mass spying or bazooka dmca on youtube. They just do it, and you can't appeal. So at this point, even if none of that ended up being true (unlikely), I still hope it will hurt their reputation badly.

Ah yes, the old “Truth doesn’t matter because we are fighting the bad guys” argument. Unfortunately a growing sentiment in this day and age.

Post by rvense » Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 7:05 PM UTC

323 wrote: post #31

cryptonym wrote: post #15

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Install Firefox and ublock on every single device of friends and family, including mobiles. Reject walled garden not allowing blocking ads.

How ironic... If you browse HN from 10 years ago, you'll see exactly the same advice, except instead of "replace Chrome with Firefox" it was "replace IE with Chrome".