US tech giant Palantir sues Republik magazine
https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/digital/414349713-us-techgigant-palantir-klagt-gegen-das-republik-magazin
Posted by BezugssystemCH1903
US tech giant Palantir sues Republik magazine
https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/digital/414349713-us-techgigant-palantir-klagt-gegen-das-republik-magazin
Posted by BezugssystemCH1903
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>According to Republik journalist Adrienne Fichter, the case is before the Zurich Commercial Court. The background to this is a two-part investigative report published in December 2025, which was produced in collaboration with the WAV research collective.
>The series of articles documents how the controversial US data analysis company has been trying since 2018 to win Swiss federal authorities and the army as customers through an aggressive sales strategy. Despite high-level meetings – for example, with then Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer in Silicon Valley and Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr at the WEF in Davos – the company was rebuffed by civil authorities at least nine times.
To the Republic article:
>__How persistently Palantir courted Switzerland__
>The controversial tech company Palantir supplies surveillance technology to the military and intelligence services. However, it was rejected by local authorities and the army. Internal documents now reveal why. Part 1 of our investigation.
https://www.republik.ch/2025/12/08/wie-hartnaeckig-palantir-die-schweiz-umwarb
Without “Paywall”:
https://archive.is/2025.12.08-061649/https://www.republik.ch/2025/12/08/wie-hartnaeckig-palantir-die-schweiz-umwarb
Corporations shouldn’t be able to sue Journalists. Time to donate / buy a Republic subscription. One of the few last independent news that does its own investigative journalism (also: The Guardian!).
How much do you want to bet they illegally wiretapped the journalists and lawyers from the Republik?
This company needs to be banned from operating in the Switzerland. Karp and Thiel should also have arrest warrants for crimes against humanity.
wow
Just renewed my Republik subscrption!
Palantir is one of the companies which really messed up Credit Suisse, in my humble opinion. Way too much spent on something that basically accomplished nothing of value and gave them a false sense of security regarding client risk exposure.
Peter Thiel knows about the Antichrist
“We demand you buy our surveillance systems and let us spy on you or we will sue you.”
If Palantir hates it, I love it. More of this.
Go republik!!! They must be doing something right. They are slowly replacing what NZZ used to be. Thinking of buying a sub now.
Stop Palantir, the biggest threat to democracy and the facilitator for dictatorships.
The judge should decline the case upfront