A protester dressed as Rich Uncle Pennybags (‘Monopoly Man’) has returned to Congress to once again troll at a hearing over Google’s ability to “wield monopoly power over every person who uses the internet.”
During the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Pennybags was seen making faces and playing with several mustaches and a monocle behind Pichai as he testified.
“I’m baaaack,” Ian Madrigal, who dressed up as Pennybags, wrote on Twitter. “Monopoly Man Returns to Congress to troll the CEO of the biggest Monopoly in the world: Google.”
https://twitter.com/wamandajd/status/1072512360416534530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
to answer your pressing questions: yes, the monopoly man’s monocle is wearing its own mustache pic.twitter.com/EdC9kDvD9d
— Taylor Hatmaker (@tayhatmaker) December 11, 2018
In a statement, Madrigal said the point of the protest was to draw attention to Google’s lobbying practices and use of personal data. – READ MORE