Notices by Paris Marx (parismarx@mastodon.online)

The results for third place were even closer.

Sam Altman takes the bronze, pushing aside Mark Zuckerberg by a mere two-vote margin!

🚨 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🚨

After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!

The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…

🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉

Live results are not available this round. The winner will be announced on our livestream for Patreon supporters after voting closes at 7pm ET, and soon after on social media.

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Here’s the full bracket to see how we got here! Plus, you can also cast a vote for third place this year, between Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg.

Vote now: https://twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final

🚨 THE FINAL TWO 🚨

From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.

Who will win? You decide!

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final

🚨 THE FINAL FOUR 🚨

We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semifinals

🚨 THE FINAL EIGHT 🚨

We’ve made it to the quarter finals — only two days away from crowning a winner for Worst Person in Tech 2025.

Don’t miss your chance to vote!

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://twsu.forms.app/wpit2025-qf

🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🚨

We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech!

Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round-two

RIGHT-WING ELECTION FUNDERS: COINBASE vs ORACLE

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GIG ECONOMY SHOWDOWN: AIRBNB vs UBER

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MILITARY AI SALESMAN vs CAMERA GLASSES PUSHER

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TECH BUBBLE FUNDER vs SALESFORCE DUMBASS (& TIME OWNER)

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AMAZON CLASH: CEO vs CHAIRMAN

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Voting for Round One closes at 9pm ET — so get your votes in early!

Round Two will start tomorrow morning.

You can see all the results from this round here: https://twsu.forms.app/worst-person-tech-2025-round-one/report

SMARTPHONE MONGER vs NEUROTIC DATA HOARDER

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The winner will be announced Friday on our end-of-year livestream for Patreon supporters.

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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨

Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!

Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://twsu.forms.app/worst-person-tech-2025-round-one

FAR-RIGHT MERCHANT KING vs CARBON MOONSHOT KILLER

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FASCIST SHOWDOWN: PUPPETEER FUNDER vs VICE PRESIDENT

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WARNER BROS MERGER FACEOFF: NETFLIX vs PARAMOUNT

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