Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

In It to Win It

(9,940 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:11 PM Jan 16

Zuckerberg lawyer skewers his 'toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness' as he drops Meta as client

An attorney who previously represented Meta as a client has dropped the social media giant amid growing frustrations over the company’s recent changes.

Mark Lemley, a Bay Area intellectual property attorney and Stanford Law School professor, had represented Meta in a proceeding over the company’s alleged use of copyright texts for training artificial intelligence. The case, brought by a group of authors, could lead to precedent case law.

But Lemley couldn’t rationalize what he called “Facebook’s descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness,” he wrote on Bluesky.

On Monday, the attorney had been removed from the case and Meta’s roster. While Lemley believed his client was on the right side of the case, he said: “I cannot in good conscience serve as their lawyer any longer.”


https://www.yahoo.com/news/zuckerberg-lawyer-skewers-toxic-masculinity-201128907.html
8 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Zuckerberg lawyer skewers his 'toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness' as he drops Meta as client (Original Post) In It to Win It Jan 16 OP
We need a lot more of this. nt SunSeeker Jan 16 #1
Hard to be believe anybody OK w/FB stealing copyrighted material for its own gain has any ethics either 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 16 #2
Ethics, what a concept. spanone Jan 16 #3
Right, he is swimming against the tide these day. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #4
Zuck probably just figures this is "virtue signalling." BadgerMom Jan 16 #5
if only everyone else on that fascist site did the same Skittles Jan 16 #6
Knr UTUSN Jan 17 #7
Good for him Bird Lady Jan 17 #8

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,046 posts)
2. Hard to be believe anybody OK w/FB stealing copyrighted material for its own gain has any ethics either
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:16 PM
Jan 16

but at least that's something!

Irish_Dem

(62,278 posts)
4. Right, he is swimming against the tide these day.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 10:36 PM
Jan 16

No laws, no ethics, no rules for the wealthy and powerful.

BadgerMom

(3,022 posts)
5. Zuck probably just figures this is "virtue signalling."
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 10:55 PM
Jan 16

Last week he said those of us who walked away from Meta products because of his sharp turn to the right are “virtue signalling.” He said it to diminish customers who have walked away from his unvetted platforms. I embrace virtue signalling. You bet I am virtue signalling. I have integrity, something the needy, thirsty Zuck does not.

https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/mark-zuckerberg-says-users-exiting-meta-over-fact-checking-reforms-is-virtue-signaling-11736531091429.html

Bird Lady

(1,969 posts)
8. Good for him
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:18 PM
Jan 17

The problem is there are thousands of assholes with law degrees and no moral fiber, who will work for anyone the more odious the better.
Just as a side note: Zuckerberg is not a good example of masculine anything.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Zuckerberg lawyer skewers...