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Markus Persson

Swedish programmer and video game designer, creator of Minecraft and founder of Mojang. Sold Mojang to Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion. Subsequently became controversial for inflammatory social media posts, leading Microsoft to distance itself from him.

Career History

Mojang Studios

Founder

May 1, 2009 – Nov 6, 2014

Track Record

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Markus Persson promoted QAnon conspiracy and posted transphobic comments to 3 million Twitter followers

Apr 1, 2019

In April 2019, Persson tweeted 'Q is legit. Don't trust the media' promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory. He also responded to a meme saying 'trans women are women' with 'No, they feel like they are' and added 'you are absolutely evil if you want to encourage delusion.' After backlash, he partially walked back the trans comments but not the QAnon promotion.

- LGBTQ+ Rights + Misinformation

Sources: Newsweek

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Markus Persson posted far-right slogans, anti-feminist rhetoric, and Pizzagate conspiracy on Twitter

Jun 1, 2017

Throughout 2017, Persson tweeted 'It's okay to be white' (a far-right slogan associated with 4chan), called feminism a 'social disease', said those opposing a heterosexual pride day 'deserve to be shot' (later deleted), called developer Zoë Quinn a slur, and endorsed the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. He later rescinded the heterosexual pride day comments.

- Gender Equity + Misinformation - Racial Justice

Sources: Wikipedia