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Re:Facebook Wanted Gizmodo to Kill Investigative Tool by fjsolwmv on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @01:36PM (#17708714)
The EU proposed granting copyright protection to individuals for their content, and HN was in an uproar about it because it would interfere with individuals' ability to copy other people's work freely.
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Re:Facebook Wanted Gizmodo to Kill Investigative Tool by laumars on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @03:34PM (#17709824)
Rather than user submitted content I was thinking more along the lines of copywriting your contact details and other personal details that companies like to harvest and/or sell to anyone willing to pay.
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