A tech guru is waging a war on major media outlets across three continents, hiring a “media assassin” law firm to kill stories connecting him to “hacks-for-hire” controversy.

A tech guru is waging a war on major media outlets across three continents, hiring a “media assassin” law firm to kill stories connecting him to “hacks-for-hire” controversy.

  • @CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi
    79•6 months ago

    "An Indian venture capitalist is mounting an international legal campaign to pressure major media outlets to remove his name from articles or take down the stories altogether, Confider has learned.

    In a move that has press freedom campaigners troubled, Rajat Khare, co-founder of Appin, an India-based tech company, has used a variety of law firms in a number of different jurisdictions to threaten these U.S., British, Swiss, Indian, and French-language media organizations."

    His name is Rajat Khare. Streisand effect activate !

    • @danl@lemmy.world
      28•6 months ago

      And the original story is that:

      On Nov. 16, Reuters published a special investigation under the headline “How an Indian startup hacked the world,” detailing how Appin allegedly became a “hack for hire powerhouse that stole secrets from executives, politicians, military officials and wealthy elites around the globe”

    • El Barto
      -42•6 months ago

      I share the sentiment. But it’s a little tacky to call for a Streisand effect. It’s like saying “guys, I’m a cool dude, right?!”

      Edit: bros, I know what the Streisand effect is. I just think it’s tacky that someone says “hey, let’s go Streisand effect on this person!”

          • Herbal Gamer
            16•6 months ago

            Streisand Effect is a story becoming big because it’s being surpressed. Not a promo deal.

          • @OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world
            9•6 months ago

            I think by “Streisand effect, Engage” he is saying that the world has now engaged in the Streisand effect, not that he himself is activating the entirety of the internet and media to start pushing the idea.

            • El Barto
              -7•6 months ago

              That’s not how I interpreted it. I would accept what you’re saying if OP said “engaged” instead of “engage.”

      • @DredUnicorn@lemmy.world
        3•6 months ago

        Its the literal definition of Streisand effect. For example, I had no clue who this guy was till I read the story about him suppressing media.

        • El Barto
          -1•6 months ago

          I know what it is. I’m saying that it’s tacky to ask people to make it happen. Not that it happens.