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The two have a complicated history, but were apparently on friendlier terms at the start of the Trump Administration.

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have a complicated history. In 2023, the two vowed to fight each other in a cage match that never happened. But by early 2025, when both were cozying up to Donald Trump, they were apparently on more friendly terms.

In February of that year, Zuckerberg texted Musk approvingly about his work with the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Looks like DOGE is making progress," the Meta CEO texted. "I've got our teams on alert to take down content doxxing or threatening the people on your team. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help."

The texts, which were published Friday in court documents as part of Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, are dated February 3, 2025. That's just a few weeks after Zuckerberg announced Meta's pivot away from content moderation in favor of "free expression." It's also the same day that a US Attorney said he would protect DOGE employees from "disgruntled" critics.

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[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

the audacity of tech ceos thinking they can do literally anything

[–] Janx@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Rapist mentality. Just like this administration, they don't think the rules apply to them. And any conflict, they turn to force to get their way...

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

You've got to wonder if there might be something wrong with a system that consistently disproportionately rewards sociopaths.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

musk, zuckerborg, epstein, THIEL, BEZOS and others did all have dinner together one time.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It doesn't. This was a small fine. The equivalent to a $200 ticket to the average person. The rules do not apply to them.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

...if you aren't rich, what do you matter?..

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It is often the opposite. Look at all of Mark's failures.

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 4 points 1 day ago

That's cause he sucks

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Failures? But just look at the thriving metaverse!

Sorry? What? Oh.

Apparently, I've been told that it's a terrible example. Never mind.

[–] lemmyout@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This reads like Zuck trying to insert himself as it was apparent to him that Elon was making a name for himself in the admin, had unprecedented access, and Zuck wanted a piece of that.

Funnily, he's acting exactly like Elon did in the Epstein emails. "Yo yo fellow govt efficiency aficionados! I got my teams on high alert to help you guyz out! Let me know when's the cool stuff happening!"

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Yep. If any confidential data was to be stolen, or Trump ass to be kissed, Zuckerberg wanted in on the action.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Sieze their assets and throw them in prison

[–] notsure@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

...you know, I'm poor and have many ideas that would help humantity...why do these billionaires propose the exact opposite?..mystery,,,

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because you have empathy. They have cruel and greedy intentions.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Cherry, you are a doll

Hell I don't even necessarily want to help humanity, that'd just be a side effect of my autism. I want to build a comprehensive rail network thatd make the Japanese seem incomprehensive and build working historical replicas of various 20th century war machines, also maybe revisit some aquaculture/hydroponics ideas from one of my ancestors since early 20th century tech wasn't the greatest.

[–] imjustmsk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

wonder why they became billionaire and why we are still poor? 

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Billionaires be jealous of other billionaires getting all that free money and data from the american rubes.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Games without frontiers, war without tears.

That’s all we are to these billionaires disconnected from reality. They have no limits and no consequences.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guess Zuck needs to be killed too.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago

Always has been.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The irony he wasted billions on the metaverse trash project

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

ZUCK is behind a bunch of "age verification: that has been going on recently.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Remember when they were going to fight each other? Who would have thought those were good times?