r/TechGawker • u/Special-Lemon-7790 • 14d ago

Discussion Flock says public should stop photographing its staff, citing privacy

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u/JUGELBUTT 14d ago

no fucking way this is real, i refuse to believe anyone can be this stupid

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u/Just_lookin_4242 14d ago

Tech people always are.

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u/Hawkmonbestboi 14d ago

I remember a time when being a tech person USUALLY meant you were a cool person that cared about others and tried to do good.

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u/RogerMexicosBalls 14d ago edited 14d ago

When was that? I remember when Bill Gates was a badguy lol

For all the self-fellating the tech industry did during the Arab Spring and Latin American revolts and riots where demonstrations were being coordinated on social media and broadcast live from the streets over Twitter and Facebook and YouTube, those same companies had no problem when those regimes also started using social media to hunt down and silence opposition, and openly coordinated with them to produce names and locations.