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Re:Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws by sorokod on Saturday March 02, 2019 @09:30AM (#19289396)
"Facebook... Used chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s feminist memoir Lean In to “bond” with female European commissioners it viewed as hostile."

and

"the memo reveals that Sandberg’s feminist memoir was perceived as a lobbying tool by the Facebook team and a means of winning support from female legislators for Facebook’s wider agenda"

cute.

Re:Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws by pjc50 on Saturday March 02, 2019 @12:42PM (#19290155)
If someone was looking for a genuine place to deploy the trite phrase "virtue signalling", this is what that actually looks like.
Re:Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws by sorokod on Saturday March 02, 2019 @02:27PM (#19290696)
from https://leanin.org/book

In response to Sheryl’s 2010 TEDTalk on the ways women are held back—and the way we hold ourselves back—viewers around the world shared their own stories of struggle and success. This overwhelming response inspired Sheryl to write this book. In Lean In, she shares her personal stories, uses research to shine a light on gender differences, and offers practical advice to help women achieve their goals. The book challenges us to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what we can do, and serves as a rallying cry for us to work together to create a more equal world.

I guess that in a more equal world men and women can more equally act in a morally reprehensible way.

Re:Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws by 50656E6973 on Sunday March 03, 2019 @04:54PM (#19297178)
Can't help but wonder if there is a "trickle down" morality effect from the leaders of such powerful organizations like FB.

Can the character of executive leaders be echoed down throughout the organization all the way to its users?

Re:Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws by rexpop on Saturday March 02, 2019 @11:09AM (#19289753)
It's hardly feminist.