Saudi Arabia's acquisition of Electronic Arts faces pushback from game developers, petition calls on FTC to 'scrutinize this deal closely'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/saudi-arabias-acquisition-of-electronic-arts-faces-pushback-from-game-developers-petition-calls-on-ftc-to-scrutinize-this-deal-closely/
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salacious_coaster@infosec.pub · 74 pts · 297d
Yeah, I'm sure Trump's FTC will be on guard for any shadiness here
criss_cross@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 297d
I hear the saudis will gift Trump a $400 million dollar bus to get him to look the other way.
sylver_dragon@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 296d
That's not fair, Trump's FTC is constantly on the lookout for shady deals.
How else is he supposed to get in on the grift?
MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 296d
The problem is that they're already in on this grift. Jared Kushner is one of the top execs behind the deal.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 297d
Yeah lol, this FTC will not be examining anything closely unless it somehow directly relates to some Trump personal vendetta.
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 297d
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 297d
that was qatari, which is why they have a laundering "military base" now.
Tronn4@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 297d
Kushner in it. Nothing will happen
desmosthenes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 296d
beat me to the punch
atro_city@fedia.io · 22 pts · 297d
Sure, the FTC will tell Saudi Arabia of all countries to not dump billions into the US
economyelite's pockets.TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social · 7 pts · 296d
Especially since that Saudi influence has the President's son-in-law pooling money with them on this investment ( from his shady deals made during Trump's 1st term).
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 296d
They're not elite they're just rich.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 296d
Lol, the US economy.... It will go to billionaires who won't pay taxes and buy stuff from overseas anyways.
frunch@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 297d
E. A. Sports. It's in the shame!
PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 297d
Oh. They think there’s a government anymore. There is not.
itsathursday@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 297d
Make sense.. first comes sports washing, then comes sports game washing to support it
Damage@feddit.it · 6 pts · 297d
No no please there's a chance it'll kill EA, don't stop them
sylver_dragon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 296d
A leveraged buyout, with the bought out company taking on all the debt, ya this is the death knell of EA. It's going to suck for all the people who are employed by EA, but in the long term it is a way to get the company broken up.
heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 296d
Every gamer should already be boycotting EA