Ironic counterpoint: I now notice that the deactivation itself is 'newsworthy' and has been picked up by Reuters et al. Does this mean that this particular emp

Ironic counterpoint: I now notice that the deactivation itself is 'newsworthy' and has been picked up by Reuters et al. Does this mean that this particular employee is now exempt from sacking or other disciplinary measures because what he/she did was 'newsworthy'? What a tangled (inter)web we have weaved...