Corrupt:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-and-epic-look-to-bury-the-hatchet-with-new-app-store-settlement/

That's just the annoying American style of corruption (I say this as someone who is not American but who has lived in North America for ~10 years).

Dishonest:

https://www.thegamer.com/tim-sweeney-grok-controversy/

Specifically:

This is a vile lie by PC Gamer. I criticized a government official for pressuring Apple and Google to block a speech app owned by their political opponent, deplatforming 500,000,000 users on the pretense of stopping a small number of users from distributing disgusting content.

This is clear bullshit aimed at local (i.e. American) degenerates.

When Elon Musk went on a crusade against texty (a tiny Ukrainian new source), did genuine free speech believer Tim Sweeney care? Of course not, because American polemics about alleged beliefs in "free speech" are lies.

Don't worry, the votes are meaningless

I am not a Valve fanboy.

They are only sort of OK when viewed in comparison to other American technology oligarch groups. I even hesitate to use the term "OK" in this context.

You don't have to like Gaben to see that Tim is much worse. Tim only cares about business. That's why Epic store is great for publishers and developers and dogshit for customers, because Tim doesn't see you as nothing more than cattle. Your interests don't matter, you're just a vessel to extract money from. You can dislike Gaben all you want but Valve at least treats you like a customer.