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This is an offense worth firing someone over in a "real" company...

27182818284 10y ago
Facebook, etc terminated those with power for doing things like stalking on an ex-girlfriend. This seems similar. It is an abuse of power, and frankly, we don't know if this is the first time it has happened—it simply might have been the most extreme case
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  This is not similar to stalking.
  - bobzimuta 10y ago
    Yeah it's worse. Using a privileged position to discredit opposition under the cover of "lolz."
    - CmdrSprinkles 10y ago
      No... it really isn't. This is abusing power to attempt to manipulate public opinion on a message board. Stalking is a horrible invasion of privacy that has a tendency to escalate into violence. And even when it doesn't, it results in drastically increased anxiety and fear for the person being stalked if they find out.
      - lttlrck 10y ago
        Someone could certainly suffer anxiety and fear if their public messages were altered in the appropriate manner. And it could escalate.
        Dylan16807 10y ago
        "in the appropriate manner" But if we focus on the manner that actually occurred, the only additional harm vs. a reply of "no u" is to reddit's reputation.
- gspetr 10y ago
  I wouldn't put it above Zuckerberg himself to do it. http://www.theweek.co.uk/facebook/14625/are-users-dumb-fucks-for-trusting-data-to-facebook http://www.theweek.co.uk/facebook/14625/are-users-dumb-fucks... From that article: During the conversation, Zuckerberg writes: "Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard, just ask. I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS." When the friend asks him how he got the information, Zuckerberg replies: "People just submitted it. I don't know why. They 'trust me'. Dumb fucks."
  - Caprinicus 10y ago
    He's almost certainly still the asshole he was then, but there's a pretty large gap between abusing access to a website you run in college and abusing access to a website you're payed to be the CEO of in your 30s.
    - blake8086 10y ago
      Do you think he might have changed in 13 years? I don't really feel quite the same as I did 13 years ago.
      - icantdrive55 10y ago
        Who knows? I haven't found people get better with age. If anything--they just learn to hide their faults.
      - mememachine 10y ago
        based on his public appearances, no
      - oneweekwonder 10y ago
        Maybe, But publicly denying your platform[0] did not affect the recent election; After research have confirmed prior to the election that Facebook have a fake news problem. Does not do his credibility any good. [0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/11/mark-zuckerberg-denies-that-fake-news-on-facebook-influenced-the-elections/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11...

Facebook, etc terminated those with power for doing things like stalking on an ex-girlfriend. This seems similar. It is an abuse of power, and frankly, we don't know if this is the first time it has happened—it simply might have been the most extreme case

Dylan16807 10y ago
This is not similar to stalking.
- bobzimuta 10y ago
  Yeah it's worse. Using a privileged position to discredit opposition under the cover of "lolz."
  - CmdrSprinkles 10y ago
    No... it really isn't. This is abusing power to attempt to manipulate public opinion on a message board. Stalking is a horrible invasion of privacy that has a tendency to escalate into violence. And even when it doesn't, it results in drastically increased anxiety and fear for the person being stalked if they find out.
    - lttlrck 10y ago
      Someone could certainly suffer anxiety and fear if their public messages were altered in the appropriate manner. And it could escalate.
      - Dylan16807 10y ago
        "in the appropriate manner" But if we focus on the manner that actually occurred, the only additional harm vs. a reply of "no u" is to reddit's reputation.
gspetr 10y ago
I wouldn't put it above Zuckerberg himself to do it. http://www.theweek.co.uk/facebook/14625/are-users-dumb-fucks-for-trusting-data-to-facebook http://www.theweek.co.uk/facebook/14625/are-users-dumb-fucks... From that article: During the conversation, Zuckerberg writes: "Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard, just ask. I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS." When the friend asks him how he got the information, Zuckerberg replies: "People just submitted it. I don't know why. They 'trust me'. Dumb fucks."
- Caprinicus 10y ago
  He's almost certainly still the asshole he was then, but there's a pretty large gap between abusing access to a website you run in college and abusing access to a website you're payed to be the CEO of in your 30s.
  - blake8086 10y ago
    Do you think he might have changed in 13 years? I don't really feel quite the same as I did 13 years ago.
    - icantdrive55 10y ago
      Who knows? I haven't found people get better with age. If anything--they just learn to hide their faults.
    - mememachine 10y ago
      based on his public appearances, no
    - oneweekwonder 10y ago
      Maybe, But publicly denying your platform[0] did not affect the recent election; After research have confirmed prior to the election that Facebook have a fake news problem. Does not do his credibility any good. [0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/11/mark-zuckerberg-denies-that-fake-news-on-facebook-influenced-the-elections/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11...