▲ 62 ▼ Peter Thiel to Receive the 2026 Axel Springer Award (www.axelspringer.com) submitted 6 days ago by Wurzl@lemmy.zip to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 child) No wonder. Axel Springer is an utterly malicious corporation. It’s only fitting that they take a liking to Thiel, who is, after all, also an unscrupulous monster. Edit: Removed a statement about Springer Verlag; thanks to schnurrito for pointing out that this company is not affiliated with Axel Springer. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 days ago (1 child) to Springer Verlag’s As far as I can tell and find out on the Internet, Springer Verlag is a completely different corporation that has nothing in common with Axel Springer except a similar name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're right—thanks for pointing that out. Because of their shady tactics, I had naturally assumed that Axel Springer must be involved, but in fact, Springer Verlag was founded by Julius Springer, who apparently has nothing to do with Axel Springer. Edit: I'm removing the part about Springer Verlag from my comment so that other people don't get confused. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 days ago (1 child) to Springer Verlag’s As far as I can tell and find out on the Internet, Springer Verlag is a completely different corporation that has nothing in common with Axel Springer except a similar name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're right—thanks for pointing that out. Because of their shady tactics, I had naturally assumed that Axel Springer must be involved, but in fact, Springer Verlag was founded by Julius Springer, who apparently has nothing to do with Axel Springer. Edit: I'm removing the part about Springer Verlag from my comment so that other people don't get confused. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) You're right—thanks for pointing that out. Because of their shady tactics, I had naturally assumed that Axel Springer must be involved, but in fact, Springer Verlag was founded by Julius Springer, who apparently has nothing to do with Axel Springer. Edit: I'm removing the part about Springer Verlag from my comment so that other people don't get confused. permalink fedilink source parent