Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and Bay Area

Bay Area lawyer drops Meta as client over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness’
I have fired Meta as a client,” Lemley wrote on Bluesky, the platform which has emerged as an alternative to X for left-leaning internet users
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants more 'masculine energy' at Meta. So why don't more men use Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg wants more "masculine energy" at the social companies run by Meta. But his products are used by more women than men. Why is that?
Prominent Bay Area lawyer skewers Mark Zuckerberg, fires Meta as a client
For most people angry at Meta or Mark Zuckerberg, the options for recourse are limited. You could delete your Facebook account or complain about the billionaire with like-minded friends. But Bay Area lawyer Mark Lemley has taken a far more noticeable approach: He fired the company as a client.
Lawyer Drops Meta Over Mark Zuckerberg's 'Toxic Masculinity'
Lawyer and Stanford professor Mark Lemley said he's dropping Meta as a client over what he said was the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness." Lemley shared his harsh words and reasoning in a Bluesky thread and on LinkedIn on Monday.
A lawyer says he dropped Meta as a client after what he called a 'descent into toxic masculinity' by Zuckerberg's company
Mark Lemley, who represented Meta in a copyright case, said he was no longer working for Mark Zuckerberg's company following its recent policy changes.
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