Elizabeth Warren bites back at Zuckerberg’s leaked threat to K.O. the government

Elizabeth Warren bites back at Zuckerberg’s leaked threat to K.O. the government(techcrunch.com)

23 points by rollingdeep 6 years ago

jeswin 6 years ago |

I hate Facebook but the article is full of biases and misrepresentation.

> the fact that a company has gotten so vastly powerful it feels able to threaten to fight and defeat its own government should give pause for civilized thought.

Zuck was talking about suing the government and hoping to prevail in a court of law. Legal remedies against the government is a good thing which keeps power in check.

This is not Facebook using algorithms to turn people against the government. Terrible reporting.

Bud 6 years ago |

Completely misleading hyped headline. It's not like I'm a big Zuck fan, and Facebook has indeed done harm to our democracy, but this article is over-hyped trash writing with an even more over-hyped headline.

Flag bait.

bpodgursky 6 years ago |

This article is utter, asinine garbage:

> the fact that a company has gotten so vastly powerful it feels able to threaten to fight and defeat its own government should give pause for civilized thought.

Would you write a similar article about the ACLU when it threatens to fight, and defeat, the federal government in court? Does it violate "civilized thought" when an NGO is able to challenge the federal government when it... breaks the law?

The whole point of a constitutional, rule-of-law democracy is that individuals, businesses, or other organizations can take the government to court and win. It’s not abuse. It’s how the system is supposed to work. This journalist needs to think very carefully about what they are saying, and whether they actually understand the implications, or are just leaking mindless snark.

smt88 6 years ago | |

I see your point, but the ACLU funding lawsuits on behalf of people losing their rights is not similar to Facebook defending itself. ACLU has an explicit goal of choosing certain lawsuits that have a broader social importance. FB would just be defending itself, likely at broader society's expense.