"Humanitarian agencies and the United Nations got in on the action, along with Silicon Valley heavyweights including EBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar and Tesla's Elon Musk. "
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"On Tuesday, the Tech Transparency Project, an industry watchdog group funded by the philanthropic organizations of billionaires including Pierre Omidyar and George Soros, published a report showing that Facebook's recommendation algorithms continued to push pages related to militia organizations and the Three Percenters, an anti-government movement. "
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"Donors to the foundation reflect this: they have included conservative organizations such the Sarah Scaife Foundation, the National Christian Foundation and the Donors Capital Fund; along with more liberal individuals like the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and the former Democratic National Committee treasurer Andrew Tobias."
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"Other entities associated with tech billionaire Pierre Omidyar also supported Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower."
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"When the first wave of tech billionaires started the Giving Pledge, figures like Bill Gates, Pierre Omidyar (eBay), and Larry Ellison (Oracle) started committing vast amounts of their wealth to good causes."
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"The MacArthur Foundation and a philanthropic organization overseen by EBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar are among the 20 financial supporters named on the group's most recent annual report."
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"EBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar stepped down from the company's board as part of a broader overhaul that also has Elliott Management Corp. partner Jesse Cohn leaving the board."
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