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Story summary
- The Giving Pledge, founded by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Melinda French Gates, faces criticism over its effectiveness amid Gates' past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Critics including Peter Thiel label it an "Epstein-adjacent, fake Boomer club," urging peers such as Elon Musk to withdraw.
- Larry Ellison has shifted to for-profit ventures, while others say the pledge lacks enforcement and transparency.
- Melinda French Gates acknowledges mixed results.
