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Re:Appeal accepted: Google removed my ads-free app for “dece... by stcredzero on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @08:21PM (#19497158)
Social media is an excellent tool for publicly shaming companies

I don't think we should seek to become a society running on public shame. Didn't we used to identify that kind of society with "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter?"

"How did you know about that? A little bird told me."

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Re:Appeal accepted: Google removed my ads-free app for “dece... by RHSeeger on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:59PM (#19498076)
Sadly, some companies have removed all other options besides shaming them (or spending enough money with them that they listen to you).
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Re:Appeal accepted: Google removed my ads-free app for “dece... by stcredzero on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:13AM (#19498131)
Also sadly, some of those same companies seem to be enabling this shaming culture. (Twitter banning random users for just using the LearnToCode hashtag, while not banning journalists who called for the doxxing and harassment of a minor. Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAIP6fI0NAI )
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