The two have a complicated history, but were apparently on friendlier terms at the start of the Trump Administration.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have a complicated history. In 2023, the two vowed to fight each other in a cage match that never happened. But by early 2025, when both were cozying up to Donald Trump, they were apparently on more friendly terms.
In February of that year, Zuckerberg texted Musk approvingly about his work with the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Looks like DOGE is making progress," the Meta CEO texted. "I've got our teams on alert to take down content doxxing or threatening the people on your team. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help."
The texts, which were published Friday in court documents as part of Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, are dated February 3, 2025. That's just a few weeks after Zuckerberg announced Meta's pivot away from content moderation in favor of "free expression." It's also the same day that a US Attorney said he would protect DOGE employees from "disgruntled" critics.
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Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world · 87 pts · 131d
inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 131d
the audacity of tech ceos thinking they can do literally anything
Janx@piefed.social · 30 pts · 131d
Rapist mentality. Just like this administration, they don't think the rules apply to them. And any conflict, they rely on force to get their way...
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 131d
It doesn't. This was a small fine. The equivalent to a $200 ticket to the average person. The rules do not apply to them.
notsure@fedia.io · 5 pts · 131d
...if you aren't rich, what do you matter?..
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 131d
You've got to wonder if there might be something wrong with a system that consistently disproportionately rewards sociopaths.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 131d
musk, zuckerborg, epstein, THIEL, BEZOS and others did all have dinner together one time.
saltesc@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 131d
It is often the opposite. Look at all of Mark's failures.
PotatoLibre@feddit.it · 8 pts · 131d
That's cause he sucks
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 131d
Failures? But just look at the thriving metaverse!
Sorry? What? Oh.
Apparently, I've been told that it's a terrible example. Never mind.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 131d
Sieze their assets and throw them in prison
lemmyout@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 131d
This reads like Zuck trying to insert himself as it was apparent to him that Elon was making a name for himself in the admin, had unprecedented access, and Zuck wanted a piece of that.
Funnily, he's acting exactly like Elon did in the Epstein emails. "Yo yo fellow govt efficiency aficionados! I got my teams on high alert to help you guyz out! Let me know when's the cool stuff happening!"
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 131d
Yep. If any confidential data was to be stolen, or Trump ass to be kissed, Zuckerberg wanted in on the action.
notsure@fedia.io · 17 pts · 131d
...you know, I'm poor and have many ideas that would help humantity...why do these billionaires propose the exact opposite?..mystery,,,
Cherry@piefed.social · 11 pts · 131d
Because you have empathy. They have cruel and greedy intentions.
notsure@fedia.io · 2 pts · 131d
Cherry, you are a doll
imjustmsk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 131d
wonder why they became billionaire and why we are still poor?
notsure@fedia.io · 2 pts · 131d
hmm, a mystery for sure
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 131d
Hell I don't even necessarily want to help humanity, that'd just be a side effect of my autism. I want to build a comprehensive rail network thatd make the Japanese seem incomprehensive and build working historical replicas of various 20th century war machines, also maybe revisit some aquaculture/hydroponics ideas from one of my ancestors since early 20th century tech wasn't the greatest.
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 131d
Guess Zuck needs to be killed too.
Davel23@fedia.io · 16 pts · 131d
Always has been.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 131d
ZUCK is behind a bunch of "age verification: that has been going on recently.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 131d
Billionaires be jealous of other billionaires getting all that free money and data from the american rubes.
mrdown@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 131d
The irony he wasted billions on the metaverse trash project
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 131d
Remember when they were going to fight each other? Who would have thought those were good times?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 131d
And the fight got cancelled because Elon said his mom wouldn’t let him do it, and tried to pass that off as cool and strong?
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 131d
Games without frontiers, war without tears.
That’s all we are to these billionaires disconnected from reality. They have no limits and no consequences.