Who’s Buying Who? FF 385

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Who's Buying Who? FF 385

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This week, Mailchimp gets acquired for $12B

And the Facebook Files continue to pour in

Last, Why are the hate raids on Twitch a big deal?

I’m Steven Rosenbaum and this is Future Forward

I’m Alexa Scordato – let’s launch

Mailchimp gets acquired for $12B:

https://www.axios.com/intuit-buy-mailchimp-billionaire-ben-chestnut-c50f4697-0c9e-4d3d-8e46-8c1594f9d5df.html

Current and former Employees aren’t celebrating:

https://www.theverge.com/22300931/mailchimp-company-culture-discrimination-unequal-pay

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The Facebook Files:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039

The Endless Facebook Apology

Facebook responds:

What the Wall Street Journal Got Wrong

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Twitch users boycott platform for failed action against hate raids

Streamers are boycotting Twitch today to protest the platform’s lack of action on ‘hate raids’

Twitch sues two users responsible:

Twitch sues two users for harassing streamers with hate raids

When is it ok for tech companies to keep anonymous users anonymous?

https://www.protocol.com/policy/twitch-hate-raid-suit