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Helium Mobile CEO apologizes for calling early adopters 'parasites'

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Helium Mobile's CEO referred to early adopters as "parasites" when announcing the end of the company's free plan. He later edited and deleted these comments, attempting to clarify that his remarks were not intended to be broadly applied. The company has since transitioned to a paid subscription model. AI

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Helium Mobile CEO apologizes for calling early adopters 'parasites'

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Helium Mobile CEO calls early adopters ‘parasites’ after ending free plan The comments have since been edited/deleted, with the CEO clarifying that they didn't

    Helium Mobile CEO calls early adopters ‘parasites’ after ending free plan The comments have since been edited/deleted, with the CEO clarifying that they didn't "mean it quite so broadly there." https://www. androidauthority.com/helium-mo bile-ceo-comments-3670637/ # Tech # Techno…

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