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> This of course sounds totally stupid to us and we are right to criticize Twitter for blocking crawlers because a request is a request is a request. Do you us
by belltaco 4y ago
> This of course sounds totally stupid to us and we are right to criticize Twitter for blocking crawlers because a request is a request is a request.
Do you use or advocate using an email service that automatically blocks spam and phishing attempts? An email is an email an email.
Same with phone calls.
If you don't then do you post your phone number and email publicly like on HN, Twitter etc.? If not, why not?
- a4isms 4y agoYour analogy has a fatal flaw: Both my email provider and I agree on what constitutes spam. It does not decide to block my emails containing a link to a competitor as “spam.” It does not modify my emails to insert a “warning, this link is dangerous” page for my recipients. If it does send an email of mine mentioning a competitor, it does not block my recipients from searching for my email. If it did any of these things, no I would not use it, and yes I would lambaste such a company and its CEO. ——— Addendum: But even if someone did use such an email service, and didn’t criticize the company or its CEO, that would have no bearing on whether their criticism of Musk was valid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque