French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation

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jojo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 56 pts · 93d (3 replies)

And they call it all "political interference in an American business"

If nothing else, that tells you all there is to know about American politics, and their way of business

entwine@programming.dev · 14 pts · 93d (1 reply)

I can already see the HN comments

If YoU CaN'T iNnOvAtE, rEgUlAtE!1!1

tempest@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 93d

The big tech layoffs and the fear of AI driving down wages has actually caused hacker News to shift a bit left recently.

brsrklf@jlai.lu · 6 pts · 92d

Oh shit, they actually said that, "they" being the American department of justice.

"How dare those people try to apply laws to mega corporations?!!"

Mac@mander.xyz · 29 pts · 93d (2 replies)

Inb4:

"We sentence you to the highest fines even remotely possible! $15!"

I think $1.307.664.368.000 would be about right, though.

Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 92d

as long as I get my share

Good.

Toejam and Earl

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People need to start recognizing that US DoJ has as much credibility as the justice system in Zimbabwe.

Can we finally have someone jailed over being a pedofile?