Anand Giridharadas on Saudi Money and Silicon Valley Hypocrisy
Anand Giridharadas on Saudi Money and Silicon Valley Hypocrisy
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
October 19, 20183m 57s
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Silicon Valley’s deep financial ties to Saudi Arabia illustrate “the hypocrisy behind the ‘change the world’ fantasy” pushed by tech companies, said journalist Anand Giridharadas. Saudi backing for popular apps like Uber, Slack, and Wag offers proof that “the most idealistic companies on earth---in rhetoric---are very happy to take the dirtiest money on earth to grow and grow and grow,” he said.
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