It'd be very irresponsible of them not to have asked her to take it down, just like it'd be very irresponsible to fuel the issue here by responding. It might be

It'd be very irresponsible of them not to have asked her to take it down, just like it'd be very irresponsible to fuel the issue here by responding. It might be worth noting that the article only went viral once it hit HN (as far as I understand). By irresponsible, I am commenting purely in a business sense.