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dungone t1_jb9zuzw wrote
Reply to comment by whatweshouldcallyou in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
Fox News and Facebook are mainstream.
whatweshouldcallyou t1_jb9zpeq wrote
Reply to comment by dungone in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
How about we hold the MSM accountable for all of their lies, too? Pretty selective outrage about lies there.
dungone t1_jb9zi3b wrote
Reply to comment by whatweshouldcallyou in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
Think about it this way. People have such a low confidence in your intelligence, they basically concluded that your entire opinion is nothing more than what Facebook and Fox News told you to think. But if you think they are wrong, because you plan to still be an idiot even if these right wing propaganda machines didn’t exist, then you shouldn’t have any concerns about holding both companies accountable for their lies.
pathlessRoamer t1_jb9w4jn wrote
Maybe they don't need efficiency. FB usage has most likely fallen, which probably impacts work loads and revenue generation.
whatweshouldcallyou t1_jb9u0jo wrote
Meta: if we call it efficiency instead of misery maybe people won't react so negatively.
whatweshouldcallyou t1_jb9twhr wrote
Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
This will surely stall the inevitable decline of Facebook.
Luckily for Meta, they can rely on Instagram and Whatsapp for revenue.
whatweshouldcallyou t1_jb9tp9a wrote
Reply to comment by AnBearna in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
I mean that's not actually true but you can keep on believing it.
wassomini t1_jb9r4ky wrote
Reply to comment by zUdio in New Bill Could Ban TikTok, Other Foreign Technology Products in US Over Data Collection Concerns by donnygel
Its more than meta, its a Chinese-us cold war
AnBearna t1_jb9lkg5 wrote
Reply to comment by Potential-Panda-2814 in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
I mean that Fb/Meta has been responsible for a lot of damage in recent years and it’s no better than a propaganda funnel for conspiracy theorists and contrarians. In that respect it’s got it’s parallels with Fox and I’ll be happy when both have gone the way of the dodo.
Potential-Panda-2814 t1_jb9l7p0 wrote
Reply to comment by AnBearna in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
Fox News? What?
AnBearna t1_jb9k2zv wrote
Reply to comment by squeevey in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
Absolutely. This guys company is just a younger, (formerly) hipper version of Fox news. Fuck FB.
SparkStormrider t1_jb9jls9 wrote
Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
And maybe they should streamline upper management and management in general as well.
squeevey t1_jb9i4pp wrote
You know what's even more efficient - just shut down.
chrisdh79 OP t1_jb9gddb wrote
From the article: Meta is not quite finished streamlining its workforce, with plans for another culling of thousands of employees being considered by management. In November, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company was laying off 13% of its workforce, equating to approximately 11,000 in job losses. It seems that another employment bloodbath is in the cards.
A new wave of layoffs are being planned, according to Bloomberg. Thousands more employees are expected to get let go, with the fresh round hitting as soon as this week.
While earlier rounds were apparently an attempt to flatten the organization's structure, complete with managerial buyout packages and cutting entire teams thought to be non-essential, the new round may be more money-motivated. People familiar with internal matters at Meta claim the next round is being driven by financial targets, and is separate from "the flattening."
As part of the process, directors and vice presidents have been asked to produce lists of employees that they deem could be let go.
The speed of the layoffs is in part due to Zuckerberg himself, with those working on the initiative aiming to prepare it all before the CEO goes off for parental leave.
smnhdy t1_jb97mv9 wrote
Reply to New Bill Could Ban TikTok, Other Foreign Technology Products in US Over Data Collection Concerns by donnygel
Wouldn’t it be crazy if they just introduced proper privacy laws… rather than focusing on apps and platforms owned by non US entities…
jazir5 t1_jb977yy wrote
Reply to US Air Force awards $75.5 million contract for world's largest wireless ad-hoc network by Vailhem
Isn't this a really, really, really bad idea? One centralized network connected to every military base in the country? Won't it just be hacked instantly?
0r1ginalNam3 t1_jb8vf32 wrote
Reply to comment by cookingboy in New Bill Could Ban TikTok, Other Foreign Technology Products in US Over Data Collection Concerns by donnygel
"Misinformation"
Spotted the commie lover.
EFTucker t1_jb8r05j wrote
Reply to comment by RevolutionaryFox9613 in US Air Force awards $75.5 million contract for world's largest wireless ad-hoc network by Vailhem
Democratic Republic
You paid the taxes so it’s no longer yours. It’s the republic’s
RevolutionaryFox9613 t1_jb869aw wrote
Reply to US Air Force awards $75.5 million contract for world's largest wireless ad-hoc network by Vailhem
Lol I’m sorry, whose money? Oh right, our money 💰
YardFudge t1_jb7tcbx wrote
Reply to comment by DAN991199 in US Air Force awards $75.5 million contract for world's largest wireless ad-hoc network by Vailhem
Actually, the ones in the pocket of big defense contractor that might have a number in its name are the ones super pissed… as they would have charged 10-20x that amount for a worse system
YardFudge t1_jb7t4em wrote
Reply to US Air Force awards $75.5 million contract for world's largest wireless ad-hoc network by Vailhem
Popular Mechanics also put out article last week
[deleted] t1_jb7s157 wrote
Reply to comment by Jaymez82 in New Bill Could Ban TikTok, Other Foreign Technology Products in US Over Data Collection Concerns by donnygel
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VoidAndOcean t1_jb7r93k wrote
Reply to comment by nicuramar in New Bill Could Ban TikTok, Other Foreign Technology Products in US Over Data Collection Concerns by donnygel
It doesn't really matter. At that point it becomes about trade: you ban our products so we can't make money in your country so we ban yours.
Can't have a one-sided trade barrier. its bullshit.
Stan57 t1_jb7nne5 wrote
Reply to New Bill Could Ban TikTok, Other Foreign Technology Products in US Over Data Collection Concerns by donnygel
So how is Microsoft,Google,Apple,Facebook any different? They all collect huge amounts of data from users, unregulated as far as i can tell too.
whatweshouldcallyou t1_jb9zyjf wrote
Reply to comment by dungone in Meta's 'year of efficiency' continues, thousands more expected to be laid off by chrisdh79
So how about MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC etc.?