“Billionaire philanthrocapitalism will not save us. The Gates Foundation invited me to speak at their annual #Goalkeepers2030 event and I could only show up in that space if I challenged it. Here’s some of what I said…” – Mikaela Loach

https://nitter.net/mikaelaloach/status/1572854129684541440

👏👏👏

#speakingTruthToPower #billionaires #institutionalCorruption

“‘I’m very proud’ – French president Emmanuel Macron bites back at criticism after ‘Uber files’ revelations”

That’s because you’re a neoliberal cunt of the first degree, Monsieur le Président.

https://inkl.com/a/QMlPkqhLqXL

#macron #uber #neoliberalism #institutionalCorruption #france #siliconValley

Hey, Aral, what’s this “institutional corruption” bullshit you keep harping on about? (Part 2 of 2)

Oh, I don’t know…

“When the company needed data to influence policymakers, according to The Guardian’s report, it also paid academics to publish research that would bolster its misleading economic claims about the company’s business model”

https://inkl.com/a/dYkgqXCwYjw

#SiliconValley #lobbying #revolvingDoors #institutionalCorruption #uber #uberFiles

Hey, Aral, what’s this “institutional corruption” bullshit you keep harping on about? (Part 1 of 2)

Oh, I don’t know…

“Uber tried to recover its image by courting politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron of France. Texts show how Macron went out of his way to bolster Uber’s growth in France and allowed the company to maintain regular communication with his immediate staff.”

https://inkl.com/a/dYkgqXCwYjw

#SiliconValley #lobbying #revolvingDoors #institutionalCorruption #uber #uberFiles

Hah, when I wrote that six years ago, it was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual 🤷‍♂️

#cpdp2022 #privacyWashing #institutionalCorruption #privacy #tech #humanRights

Well it’s always good to know what the privacy-washers are saying. Know your enemy and all that.

Also good to know who doesn’t mind having their legitimacy in privacy and human rights used to launder the likes of Google and Meta.

All very enlightening.

#privacyWashing #cpdp2022 #privacy #humanRights #institutionalCorruption #google #meta #tech

Sponsored by Google and Meta. Go on, pull the other one!

https://www.cpdpconferences.org/sponsors-and-partners/platinum-sponsors

#cpdp2022 #privacy #tech #humanRights #institutionalCorruption #privacyWashing