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[–]Sw0rdofDam0cles 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Given my interactions with most techies, I never had any confidence that any corporation ever really did support a free and open internet.

[–]madcow-5 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If it's a public corporation, they're legally required to put profit ahead of all else.

[–]insta 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is simply not true. Corporations put virtue signalling ahead of profits quite frequently.

I will of course agree that much of the virtue signalling is vapid and empty, but this libertarian talking point that all corporations care about is profit doesn't explain why every major corporation has a diversity initiative or board or department.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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