Jeff Bezos: Amazon Boss Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail(bbc.co.uk)
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Jeff Bezos: Amazon Boss Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47166938
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additional discussion about Jeff Bezos' essay: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19109474
This is funny because you can't tell what are click bait ads and what is content.
Will Bezos eat his own 2016 words to Peter Theil re Gawker:
https://archive.is/Q6f09
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has spoken out against Peter Thiel and in defense of Gawker, telling a Los Angeles audience: “Beautiful speech doesn’t need protection. Ugly speech needs protection. That’s where the rubber’s gonna meet the road.”
In reference to Peter Thiel’s recent efforts to punish critical reporters in court, he said: “Seek revenge and you should dig two graves, one for yourself.
“Is that really how you want to spend your time? As a public figure the best defense to speech that you don’t like is to develop a thick skin.”
“I’m very willing to let any of my body parts go through a big fat wringer if need be,” Bezos said.
https://archive.is/Q6f09
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has spoken out against Peter Thiel and in defense of Gawker, telling a Los Angeles audience: “Beautiful speech doesn’t need protection. Ugly speech needs protection. That’s where the rubber’s gonna meet the road.”
In reference to Peter Thiel’s recent efforts to punish critical reporters in court, he said: “Seek revenge and you should dig two graves, one for yourself.
“Is that really how you want to spend your time? As a public figure the best defense to speech that you don’t like is to develop a thick skin.”
“I’m very willing to let any of my body parts go through a big fat wringer if need be,” Bezos said.
How does this justify extortion? Serious question.
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> I’m very willing to let any of my body parts go through a big fat wringer if need be.
If you're willing, how can you be extorted?
If you're willing, how can you be extorted?
Do X or I will do Y to hurt you and your company is blackmail and extortion, regardless of what Y is.
Digging up some past quote to somehow justify extortion is not very genuine.
Digging up some past quote to somehow justify extortion is not very genuine.
I'm not justifying extortion, just reminding people of Bezos hypocritical statements.
He was piling pain into Theil but now the shoe is on the other foot his tough talk has a different tune.
He should have supported Peter / Hogan against the "everything you do in private is in the public interest" mentality. Especially when he owns a newspaper and a media network!
He was piling pain into Theil but now the shoe is on the other foot his tough talk has a different tune.
He should have supported Peter / Hogan against the "everything you do in private is in the public interest" mentality. Especially when he owns a newspaper and a media network!
There’s no hypocrisy here. If you have a personal issue with Bezos or his success, that’s fine. Expecting Bezos to tell newspapers or media what to report sounds like something Donald Trump would do. Good on Bezos for not doing that.