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Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Last night, at approximately 2AM ET, a former employee, Madison Reeve, posted a thread on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, accusing Linus Media Group of cultivating a toxic work environment and encouraging a work culture that was detrimental to her health as well as sexual harassment directed at her by Linus Media Group employees.

“I chose to quit my role at LTT because it, and the working environment I was facing, were ruining my mental health,” her statement begins. “My work was called ‘dogshit’ I was called ‘incompetent’. When I would reach out to managers and try to get help with these situations, I would be told to ‘put on my big girl pants’ and be ‘more assertive’.”

Reeve went on to accuse the company of barring her from videos after she reported being “grabbed multiple times in the office” and being told to “calm my tits” and “stop being such a bitch.”

Madisons' thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1691693740254228741.html
(Content warning: self harm)

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

"on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter"

I'm sick and tired of reading this sentence..

LTT produced some rather entertaining videos over the years, but for a long time it's been just that without any substance. I'll be okay without their videos showing up in my YT recommendations.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I really hope Elon starts complaining about his baby being deadnamed in the media.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m sick and tired of reading this sentence…

Me too, but when I think about it, I realize its necessity

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it would be better if everyone just yeeted to Mastodon, but maybe it is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Already there agha

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The artist formerly known as twitter