Mark Lemley, who represented Meta in a copyright case, said he was no longer working for Mark Zuckerberg's company following its recent policy changes.

Summary

Stanford law professor Mark Lemley dropped Meta as a client, citing CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness.”

Lemley, who represented Meta in a 2023 AI copyright case, also deactivated his Threads account and vowed to avoid Facebook/Instagram ads.

Lemley criticized Zuckerberg’s recent changes, including reducing DEI initiatives and endorsing “masculine energy,” moves echoing Elon Musk’s management style.

Zuckerberg has also shifted politically, restoring Trump’s Facebook account and building ties with him, contrasting with Meta’s earlier stance against Trump’s rhetoric.

  • @boaratio
    -13•1 month ago

    Let’s not celebrate lawyers as a result of this.

    • @humorlessrepostEnglish
      11•1 month ago

      My civil lawyer is a pretty great guy. I also know plenty who are assholes.

    • @FeathercrownEnglish
      11•1 month ago

      How about we celebrate good actions instead of demanding all of our preferences be met at once?

      Edit: Apologies for being so aggressive, I should stop doing that as a first option. The point stands, though.

    • @boaratio
      1•1 month ago

      I get why I’m getting down voted for this comment, but I have a friend who has had to declare bankruptcy because of his legal bills. Everyone should be able to make a living, but because of the student loan burden lawyers have to suffer, that explains why they charge so much. But I’m still allowed to criticize them.