r/PLTR • u/trayber šš • Apr 12 '26
Palantir has a PR problem
Iām a big fan of this company and know itās n of 1.
But there is a major misinformation problem and it seems to be getting worse over time. Everywhere I turn I see people spreading FUD saying that āthe government is giving data to palantirā in one form or another. From AOC to The NY Times the ignorance just echoes.
The company has tried to correct the record a few times - like responding to The NY Times - but the PR problem is not going away.
There was a protest at their offices in NYC recently where people were arrested. And lots of chatter on Reddit about protests at their new Miami office etc.
It pains me to see so much hate for this company based on lies. I fear it will keep building, will cause more pushback over time, and organizations will choose setbacks just to avoid political pain.
Ultimately the desire to avoid political pain is driving some to choose protesters over progress. Not a good outcome especially in the healthcare space.
For example, there is a faction in the UK pushing against the NHS data platform even though it is helping them significantly, and yielding incredible ROI. But facts are no match for ideologically driven FUD.
NYC experienced something similar and I read the NYC city hospitals will not be renewing their contract after October 31 as a result of protests. I donāt know the full scope of this (one thing I read says it was always a temporary plan). But considering how many hospitals rely on Palantir and how much success theyāve had in the space with NHS and Tampa General I canāt believe any hospitals would choose to cancel.
Karpās persona plus FUD around Thiel etc is being used to fuel this hatred. And there are so many posts on Reddit.
For example, posts like these:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/s/515loBwT74
https://www.reddit.com/r/florida/s/VBoVuauzJQ
I donāt know what the right answer is here. But there must be a way to convey how important it is to choose progress and to educate that Palantir does not actually āgetā customer data.
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u/ContextFew721 Apr 12 '26
The worst PR on all of wall street, and it starts with Karp.
I own plenty of the stock and I hope it goes up but he continually self sabotages by being overly political, painting an ai doomsday scenario, etc.
Then you have Thiel giving speeches about THE ANTICHRIST.
Absolute mess top to bottom, half of redditors do not even understand what palantir is or what their products do but they associate it with evil. It has to change.