alt Hacker NewsEurope in general has become the world leader in tech company extortion. If you run a tech company, be very careful about selling into that market. You should generally have an army of lawyers before making the leap.
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You mean the EU regulating their market, right? I think TFA is about shareholder voting rights. Two different things.
> Norway's $2 trillion wealth fund said on Sunday it would vote for a shareholder proposal at the upcoming Microsoft annual general meeting requiring for a report on the risks of operating in countries with significant human rights concerns.
The Norway sovereign wealth fund is a large pension fund holding the profits of exploiting their natural oil reserves. It’s not related to the EU.
Investing 50 billion into a company and then requiring at least a minimal amount of accountability about the company's business practices is called 'extortion' now? That's hell of a hot take :) If the company has completely lost its moral compass when doing business, it is entirely normal for shareholders to be worried about the company's future.
they're a shareholder
it's THEIR company
How so?
And the US is a world leader in corporate warfare supported by the three letter agencies.