Irish Examiner view: Amazon boss could look closer to home for his supposed philanthropy

Jeff Bezos announced that he plans to give much of his fortune to charity — just as Amazon announces 10,000 layoffs

A video projection of Amazon owner Jeff Bezos is beamed into the room at the B20 summit ahead of the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Picture: Aaron Favila/AP

The squeeze continues in the tech sector, though not all of the damage is being caused by wayward owners, as is the case with Elon Musk and Twitter.

In the last few days, readers may be aware that Meta, the company which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been seeking to have a fine of €405m quashed — a fine imposed for violating children’s privacy (ironically, the company now wants its appeal to be held in private).