Ars Technica
IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty
IBM is first firm to pay penalty under Trump's "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ibm-folds-to-trump-anti-dei-push-admits-no-misconduct-but-pays-17m-penalty/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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@arstechnica
Capitulating to fascists is what IBM does.
Show threadAnton Piatek13h ago
@NMBA @arstechnica surely paying the penalty is the opposite of capitulating?
Show threadAnton Piatek12h ago
@NMBA @arstechnica (capitulating would have been simply ending dei programmes when Trump announced the new laws, rather than paying a fine for having kept dei practices in place, even though they didn't admit anything)
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@sldrant @arstechnica
Not capitulating would be taking the govt to court to end the unconstitutional govt action.
Show threadAnton Piatek11h ago
@NMBA @arstechnica maybe, but surely that's unwinnable as it's law and isn't a violation of the constitution.
Show threadAaron Sawdey, Ph.D.9h ago
@NMBA @sldrant @arstechnica Capitulation was Target's response.
Show threadJoe Heafner13h ago
@arstechnica @StillIRise1963 Ooooooo big bad monster corporation cowers in the face of Fascism. Interesting.
Show threadMorgan Fletcher13h ago
@arstechnica baksheesh
Show threadKierkethumbs up convincingly13h ago
@arstechnica cute
Show threadNomdeb13h ago
@arstechnica Fraud Initiative indeed. Everything about Trump and his corrupt cronies is fraud and a grift. Shame on IBM for not having backbone.
Show threadCarl Watkins13h ago
@arstechnica IBM is the Nestle of computer tech
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@CarlWatkins IBM fired Lynn Conway.
Show threadstony kark13h ago
@arstechnica remember when we let IBM continue to exist after they helped the fascists last time? Let's not make that mistake again.
Show threadOx1de13h ago
@arstechnica fucking cowards
Show threadArchiveScribe12h ago
@arstechnica BlackRock's Larry Fink has done the same thing. At the end of the day, it shows that for any corporation, it comes down to money. They will do what helps them make a profit. Diversity means zilch to them, except when there's a perceived financial & PR benefit.
Show threadKim Possible 11h ago
@arstechnica freaking A. Well, they did collaborate with the Nazis before, right?
Show threadmalducin11h ago
@arstechnica spineless
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@arstechnica
They still need to sell their compressed kill cycle to government agencies and militaries, after all ​​
https://web.archive.org/web/20260402155236/https://www.redhat.com/rhdc/managed-files/ve-compress-the-kill-cycle-detail-693397pr-202402-en_3.pdf
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Show threadJustin Derrick8h ago

@arstechnica Uh…. Someone should let the government know that the CEO isn’t a white christian.

I’d met Arvind multiple times when he led the Information Management group at IBM, and he was smart, genuine, and kind each time we crossed paths.

Show threadBarry8h ago
@arstechnica @briankrebs Obviously IBM wasn’t following their slogan.