the more interesting thing about this article, which was written by a lobbyist for Google, Amazon, and Meta, among others, is that it was written by a lobbyist for Google, Amazon, and Meta, among others.
counterpoint: companies that bribed Trump including though bogus "settlements" should be criminally prosecuted and dragged through endless hearings pub.bluehorizonproject.org/p/democrats-...
Democrats Should Focus Oversight Strategies on Trump
Democrats are strategizing about what their agenda should be if they are able to retake the House, or potentially both the House and Senate.
pub.bluehorizonproject.org
September 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
the more interesting thing about this article, which was written by a lobbyist for Google, Amazon, and Meta, among others, is that it was written by a lobbyist for Google, Amazon, and Meta, among others.
• Meta asked Microsoft, Amazon and others to pay for their expensive AI bullshit
• Damn this bullshit is expensive
• *Nobody* wants to pay for this bullshit
• Damn this bullshit is expensive
• *Nobody* wants to pay for this bullshit
April 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
• Meta asked Microsoft, Amazon and others to pay for their expensive AI bullshit
• Damn this bullshit is expensive
• *Nobody* wants to pay for this bullshit
• Damn this bullshit is expensive
• *Nobody* wants to pay for this bullshit
Meta pirated at least 101 of my books and articles, and tens of millions of others.
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Meta pirated at least 101 of my books and articles, and tens of millions of others
And they knew perfectly well what they were doing
open.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Meta pirated at least 101 of my books and articles, and tens of millions of others.
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others | TechCrunch
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
techcrunch.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Follow the money.
Many Democrats are taking money from AI, Crypto, Meta, Palantir, and others.
How can they reform a broken system if they are being paid by the very same people who are robbing us?
Many Democrats are taking money from AI, Crypto, Meta, Palantir, and others.
How can they reform a broken system if they are being paid by the very same people who are robbing us?
April 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Follow the money.
Many Democrats are taking money from AI, Crypto, Meta, Palantir, and others.
How can they reform a broken system if they are being paid by the very same people who are robbing us?
Many Democrats are taking money from AI, Crypto, Meta, Palantir, and others.
How can they reform a broken system if they are being paid by the very same people who are robbing us?
Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse
Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse
Twitter isn’t the only social network around — here are some others.
buff.ly
January 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse
Meta Ray Banned.
You can no longer wear Xreal or Meta's smart glasses in public on this cruise ship
MSC Cruises has banned smart glasses like Meta Ray-Bans from its ships to stop people from recording others without their knowledge.
tech.yahoo.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Meta Ray Banned.
For many years, people didn’t randomly film others in public—not because we didn’t have the technology, but because the social contract said you didn’t do that.
That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.
That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.
July 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
For many years, people didn’t randomly film others in public—not because we didn’t have the technology, but because the social contract said you didn’t do that.
That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.
That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.
Yes. Yes, I like this.
Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Yes. Yes, I like this.
Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model
Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model
Just saw that Meta labeled this artwork (and several others) in Instagram as “Likely made with AI.”
So, yeah, if you also follow me over there, please just disregard, because that’s incorrect.
So, yeah, if you also follow me over there, please just disregard, because that’s incorrect.
July 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Just saw that Meta labeled this artwork (and several others) in Instagram as “Likely made with AI.”
So, yeah, if you also follow me over there, please just disregard, because that’s incorrect.
So, yeah, if you also follow me over there, please just disregard, because that’s incorrect.
Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats are pressing leaders of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com and Meta for details on their donations to support President Trump’s White House ballroom.
Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom Donations
Lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ask if Nvidia, Apple, Meta and others made donations in exchange for favorable treatment.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats are pressing leaders of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com and Meta for details on their donations to support President Trump’s White House ballroom.
It is stunning to see how Meta illegally downloaded billions of pages of copyrighted books and articles from Russian pirate sites when training Llama 3. And not only that, but Meta also directly redistributed that copyrighted data to others:
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It is stunning to see how Meta illegally downloaded billions of pages of copyrighted books and articles from Russian pirate sites when training Llama 3. And not only that, but Meta also directly redistributed that copyrighted data to others:
"Meta is preparing to spend $65 M this year to boost state politicians who are friendly to the AI industry...To do that, Meta is quietly starting two new super PACs... The new PACs join two others already started by Meta, one of which is focused on California" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...
Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:08 PM
"Meta is preparing to spend $65 M this year to boost state politicians who are friendly to the AI industry...To do that, Meta is quietly starting two new super PACs... The new PACs join two others already started by Meta, one of which is focused on California" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...
Trump falling out with Musk is a golden oportunity for the EU to regulate the hell out of X — and set a precedent Meta and others can‘t ignore.
July 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump falling out with Musk is a golden oportunity for the EU to regulate the hell out of X — and set a precedent Meta and others can‘t ignore.
Big AI corporations like OpenAI, Google, and Meta are giving millions to state Attorneys General on both sides of the aisle to block efforts to regulate and investigate the industry.
Call this what it is: legalized bribery.
Call this what it is: legalized bribery.
AI Companies Are Funding the AGs Investigating Them
OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others sent a wave of donations to both parties’ attorney general groups as AGs move to regula
readsludge.com
July 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Big AI corporations like OpenAI, Google, and Meta are giving millions to state Attorneys General on both sides of the aisle to block efforts to regulate and investigate the industry.
Call this what it is: legalized bribery.
Call this what it is: legalized bribery.
I dumped all things Meta. Zuck can kiss my ass.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-me...
Also, paid subscribers can learn about a new planet discovered by accident in JWST observations!
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-me...
Also, paid subscribers can learn about a new planet discovered by accident in JWST observations!
🔭 🧪
Goodbye, Meta. Also, a first planetary discovery for JWST
Waving bye-bye to Zuck’s domain, and a new (to us) planet is tugging on others in its system
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I dumped all things Meta. Zuck can kiss my ass.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-me...
Also, paid subscribers can learn about a new planet discovered by accident in JWST observations!
🔭 🧪
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-me...
Also, paid subscribers can learn about a new planet discovered by accident in JWST observations!
🔭 🧪
the fact that you've been suckered by the meta lobbyist by this law that feeds personal data to meta and others seeking it underscores a complete failure by you and your staff.
March 30, 2026 at 5:18 AM
the fact that you've been suckered by the meta lobbyist by this law that feeds personal data to meta and others seeking it underscores a complete failure by you and your staff.
❌ Meta
Others?
Others?
September 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
❌ Meta
Others?
Others?
“.. Meta Platforms and others are writing big checks for Democrats ahead of the midterms, according to people familiar with the matter, a counterbalance to the tens of millions they gave to the White House ballroom and Republican initiatives.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
August 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
“.. Meta Platforms and others are writing big checks for Democrats ahead of the midterms, according to people familiar with the matter, a counterbalance to the tens of millions they gave to the White House ballroom and Republican initiatives.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
NEW: Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.
Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up
Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others —...
propub.li
March 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEW: Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.
I'm deleting all Meta platforms and others should do the same. 48 hours won't cut it.
January 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I'm deleting all Meta platforms and others should do the same. 48 hours won't cut it.