Ars Technica20h ago
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.
Apr 13 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadAnton Piatek20h ago
@NMBA @arstechnica surely paying the penalty is the opposite of capitulating?
Show threadAnton Piatek19h 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 Piatek18h 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.16h ago
@NMBA @sldrant @arstechnica Capitulation was Target's response.