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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by bertil on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:11AM (#21396787)
It’s not that rare: breaking terms of services will get your kicked out quite rapidly.

Being a little assertive with your marketing will get you a couple of warnings and temporary bans but systematic efforts, after Facebook sent Cease & Desist letters, etc. will. Being one of the very few able to hack WhatsApp, refusing to submit the generous bug bounties but instead using that to get US journalists killed… that will get you at the top of the naughty list.

I understand that, without details, OC’s wife might be an innocent accountant, someone motivated by good values but misinformed or an active and knowledgeable participant to gruesome abuses. We can agree that Facebook doesn’t know yet. I would understand why once the problem is detected, Facebook might want to take precautions and only revise their individual bans later.

Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by keyme on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @02:19PM (#21400800)
The morals of these employees aren't at question here. The problem is that Facebook, a private company not answerable to anyone, get to decide who is naughty and who isn't, while being a monopoly on online communications.
Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by bertil on Thursday October 31, 2019 @12:39PM (#21410689)
They get to decide who can use their service, based on whether they abuse other users. That’s not controversial.