Move over, Murdochs - a new family dynasty is shaking up US media

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4qwwk0g0yo

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CountVon@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 344d (5 replies)

If folks thought Rupert Murdoch was bad, let me tell you, Larry Ellison is far worse. And I say this as one of his customers! There's an old joke among Oracle DBAs:

What does Oracle stand for?

One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.

DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 344d (2 replies)

I had to download something from Oracle a little while back (so had to register an account with them), they make you tick a tick box saying you support Israel or something. It was crazy to see.

Majorly Zionist company. They have a whole section of their website just for news on Israel:

https://www.oracle.com/il-en/corporate/business-continuity-management/

Employees have complained about how the company its self works to suppress Pro-Palestinian voices online:

https://oracleforpalestine.substack.com/p/oracle-for-palestine

...and now they're buying TikTok.

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 344d (1 reply)

Trumps attacks on TikTok from the get-go were clearly to seize control of it for fascist propaganda. Now we know.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 2 pts · 344d
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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 344d

My institution uses Oracle for management and I would consider it state-of-the-art for 1996.

nothing like have to memorize 15 number chartstrings to manually route approvals.

db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 344d

What's the difference between Larry Ellison and God?

God doesn't think he's Larry Ellison.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 344d

ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 344d

Oh... I thought you were going to tell us about a Chinese family

Kurious84@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 344d

His face looks like my taint

pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 344d

Doesn’t matter if they aren’t any better