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TomaTomaTomaWhat happened?
Gamer’s Nexus released this video that heavily criticized LMG as a whole with very valid points, up to and including potential sales (or as LMG put it just an auction) of the physical cooler from a sponsor, among fraudulent results from the labs.
The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility
BrikoXActually the “sale” came from Linus. GN called it auction in their video.
That’s fair. I’m not entirely caught up.
I may be mistaken, but I believe GN did refer to it as being a sale later in the video, calling back to the part where they stated the facts of the matter.
That said, an auction is a type of sale, so this distinction is utterly meaningless.
It gets worse, much worse even:
I was asked about my sexual history, my boyfriends sexual history, "how I liked to fuck".
I was told that certain issues were "sexual tension" and I should just "take the co-worker out on a coffee date to ease it out"
I was asked to twerk for a co-worker at one point.
I was told I was chunky, fat, ugly, stupid.
I was called "retarded" I was called a "faggot"
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1691693740254228741.html
It's not just complete incompetency, not even "just" toxicity, but straight up abuse and sexual harassment.
VaggumonI’m not saying she’s not telling the truth, but did she provide any form of proof for her claims?
What proof could she possibly bring?
A hidden camera? If I call you a faggot in private, what proof can you wield against me except reputation and previous conduct?
A history of shady/unethical behavior compounds on the scale to make me err on the side of her tweets being truthful.
With you simping for Linus in the other thread I'm having a really hard time taking you seriously.
Asking for any kind of evidence. Eye witnesses. Anything, to a serious claim, is the smart thing.
Why are you being hostile because someone isn’t believing something someone brought up?
Not to mention it’s scummy she said she was under NDA but just totally realized today she’s not. How perfect!
How is that scummy? They very obviously hire young and impressionable people without much work experience for the purpose of using abusive tactics. This isn't even just her case, as they admitted it during their own video. They literally told you they were already abusive, but you end up giving them the benefit of the doubt? I'm sorry, but that is nothing but hypocrisy.
Footnote2669Imagine asking for proof of such claims. They should just close the company down cos one person said something.
Idk if Madison is lying or not but we can’t just take her word for it
Exactly. Like I said a million times (which are HEAVILY downvoted), we need to wait for both sides.
Let the investigation take place and wait for the results.
Then be mad at the correct person.
If true, this is kind of explosive...
This week’s WAN show might be a little different… Nice to see the new CEO and Yvonne make an appearance though.
Hopefully the company can change for the better
chrisI don’t think there will be one. They said they put video production completely on hold for a week.
They don’t owe us this at all, but I would love to see more details regarding their policy improvement plans for HR and Finances. HR being under colton (amongst a number of other responsibilities he’s running) seems odd, and might lead to oversight.
Again, this is internal to the company and it doesn’t owe us that transparency (as we’re not stakeholders).
Remember: No one ever lies about anything, ever.
Now apply that same standard to a certain someone.
dylanTheDeveloperGeorge Washington never told a lie
He did cut down that cherry tree!
All they’re trying to fix is their image and protect their revenue stream.
There’s a reason there’ve been jokes comparing this video to the BP apology video. It’s because it’s hollow. This video is monetized, and on such a serious topic they’re still making jokes. They just can’t help themselves.
LoafyLemonYou know what it reminds me of?
BP Is deeply sorry! (We're Sorry) South Park
Metal ZealotLinus’ fan base drove a little boy to suicide, and the mother subsequently took her own life as well.
"You build your empire destroying lives of others": LTT fanbase's harassment allegedly forcing suicide explains Madison Suop's silence till now
Amidst ethical concerns and facing scrutiny from Gamers Nexus and the wider community, Linus Media Group was recently criticized by former employee Madison Suop.
can someone explain Luke’s joke? i get the 69 part but what does it mean to say your goal is six nines? is that a phrase?
Refers to system uptime in the IT world. Six nines means your goal is to guarantee that your systems are up and available 99.9999% of the time.
Some managed IT service providers guarantee uptimes up to a certain amount of nines to attract big corporate clients. Some contracts are even written so that if they miss that guarantee, the IT provider actually has to pay the customer.
thank you! i remember having to learn that for the Microsoft propaganda known as AZ900, but I pushed that all out as soon as i learned i didn’t need to do it anymore