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No one's too rich to get shot by the world's largest superpower.
Zuckerberg didn't do a giant public 180 for funsies.
I must say though, this "billionaires as terrified victims" narrative is hilarious. I hope the Democratic party rescues these poor billionaires from the man they're publicly supporting!
There's a good summary of all the changes at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/technology/meta-mark-zuck...
> I must say though, this "billionaires as terrified victims" narrative is hilarious.
Do you not think Putin's oligarchs fear him? They're immensely wealthy, but they live within the reach of the guy in charge.
Trump previously threatened Zuck with life in prison. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/28/trump-zuckerberg-el...
Both can be true. I also consider it a failure of regulation and humanity that a billionaire can just own a newspaper and nix stories for clout.
This country was built on privately owned newspapers wielded as weapons by their owners; I'm sure you've heard of Benjamin Franklin. The First Ammendment protects this more than anything else for this reason.