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1. a3n+2c[view] [source] 2021-06-05 23:49:45
>>lxm+(OP)
So DoJ is like Google or Facebook: They silently do whatever they want until it appears on HN, then they fix it.
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2. judge2+Wc[view] [source] 2021-06-06 00:01:19
>>a3n+2c
All three share the trait of being in the public sphere. Graver atrocities are happening across every other industry, they're just boring/not newsworthy so nobody really applies scrutiny.
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3. cschep+Sg[view] [source] 2021-06-06 00:49:34
>>judge2+Wc
They also all three share the trait of not caring at all what we hacker newsers think :D There just aren't enough of us.
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4. judge2+ly[view] [source] 2021-06-06 04:21:46
>>cschep+Sg
I think the reason we often see FAANG-related issues actually resolved when they're posted on HN is that so many programmers who work at these FAANGs read HN and can escalate real issues internally.

While there probably are thousands of real issues that don't make it onto HN and thus never get resolved, there's probably multiple millions of people just as desparate that are just trying to skirt some rule or are telling half-truths to try to get their way and bypass policies.

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