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posted by Fnord666 on Friday February 16 2018, @12:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-let-the-door-hit-ya dept.

Netflix's CEO offered to resign from Facebook's board in 2016, citing his fellow board member Peter Thiel's support of Donald Trump:

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings — who called his fellow board member Thiel's support of Trump "catastrophically bad judgment" in an email leaked to the Times — also offered to resign over his disagreement with Thiel, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday. Sources told WSJ that Facebook CEO Zuckerberg declined Hastings' offer to resign. Facebook declined to comment on the matter to Business Insider.

Now, Thiel may resign from Facebook's board instead in the midst of packing up and leaving the Bay area:

The founder of PayPal and a prominent investor in Silicon Valley, Thiel is reportedly moving his investment firms Thiel Capital and Thiel Foundation out of the Bay Area and into Los Angeles this year, according to WSJ.

In L.A., Thiel is also reportedly planning to build "a right-leaning media outlet to foster discussion and community around conservative topics." Thiel bankrolled the lawsuits that eventually forced Gawker Media into bankruptcy, and has been trying to buy Gawker's now-defunct flagship site.

Although Thiel has called Silicon Valley a "one-party state", in the 2016 Presidential election, Hillary Clinton beat President Trump 72 percent to 22 percent in Los Angeles County.

The Guardian also has an article about Thiel's involvement in New Zealand.

Also at Ars Technica, The Mercury News, LA Times, and Vanity Fair.

Related: Peter Thiel Acquires NZ Citizenship and Large Property
Everything Wrong with Peter Thiel's Doomsday Survival Plan
University Could Lose Millions From "Unethical" Research Backed by Peter Thiel
"Black Hole" of Accountability for Drug Trials Flouting FDA Oversight?
Peter Thiel Makes a Bid for Gawker.com


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 16 2018, @03:12PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 16 2018, @03:12PM (#638826)

    Guess he's looking for a social life again after being unpersoned by the arbiters of political correctness in SF.
    Don't see why he would give up his board seats though; people are forced to deal with him there.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Friday February 16 2018, @06:27PM (2 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 16 2018, @06:27PM (#638921) Journal

    Someone who is gay and can't make friends in San Francisco is probably too toxic to have a social life.

    "A darkness carried in the heart can not be cured by moving the body from one place to another."
    -- Lennier to Vir in Babylon 5:"Dust to Dust"

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    If you don't like grocery prices now, wait until Trump deports the 'lazy' people who pick it, process it and package it.
    • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 16 2018, @08:27PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 16 2018, @08:27PM (#639014)

      Well, he is married to Matt Danzeisen according to Wikipedia.

      • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday February 18 2018, @10:57AM

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday February 18 2018, @10:57AM (#639667) Homepage Journal

        I can confirm that. I would have loved to attend the wedding. But I've been so busy lately. With documents. And nobody knew, it was a surprise. It was supposed to be his birthday party. I would have sent @VP [twitter.com] Pence if I'd known. I bought them a subscription to Harry & David's Fruit of the Month Club, the organic one (Peter's very careful about what he puts in his body). So they can have fresh fruits every month. I've met Matt, he's a big fan. They make a beautiful couple and I wish them the best!