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Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by partiallypro on Thursday August 08, 2019 @09:48PM (#20650678)
Isn't that patent expired as of recently?
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Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by dragonsh on Friday August 09, 2019 @01:13AM (#20651497)
Yes it did but it lost earlier. But still wasted a lot of resources which could have gone in something of real value to nature or humanity.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220290418_Amazon's_...

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Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by fastball on Friday August 09, 2019 @04:03AM (#20652190) 

  But still wasted a lot of resources which could have gone in something of real value to nature or humanity
That's arguably 90% of law in hindsight. The problem is that humans aren't psychic, and without the legal system we have a hard time getting along.
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Re:Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning by RugnirViking on Friday August 09, 2019 @11:34AM (#20655302)
I'm genuinely unconvinced that we would be worse off with a reduction or removal of patents' scope over much of modern monopolising in many industries. Sure, it's difficult to know with any certainty that changing the law wouldn't have bad knock-on effects, but what is clear to see is that the implimentation as it currently stands allows for some flagrant abuses.
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