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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by whywhywhywhy on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @06:53AM (#18598575)
> This is why I hate companies that force you to sign up to gain access to content

I always found Quora's use of dark patterns and baiting you in from search engines then blocking the content particularly egregious. Always made me surprised anyone held that site to such a high standing and I can only imagine it's because the advocates never knew how awful the experience was without an account.

I feel Pintrest is very similar in that way.

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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by buboard on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @09:39AM (#18599735)
And linkedin. But they get away because their founders are well connected or wellknown in SV.
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Re:Quora User Data Compromised by Abishek_Muthian on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @08:11AM (#18599091)
The deliberate positioning of logout at obscure locations was definitely part of it.
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