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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by gowld on Thursday January 23, 2025 @04:06PM (#42808070)
I'm sorry, but considering your rapid pace of development and team size, and the extremely sensitive content and vulnerable user base, I have no faith that security and privacy are well-maintained against malicious users and attackers.

This is no disrespect to the quality of the prototype you have built. This is a real-world pragmatic observation.

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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by whalesalad on Thursday January 23, 2025 @04:12PM (#42808143)
this is the most insane thread I have ever seen on hn.

"no good deed goes unpunished" comes to mind

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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by otterley on Thursday January 23, 2025 @04:35PM (#42808327)
That's not an observation. That's speculation.
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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by bigiain on Thursday January 23, 2025 @05:24PM (#42808687)
Fairly valid speculation, I my opinion.

If I were in the US, and particularly in one of the seriously intolerant red states, there's no way I'd want and of my details in their database.

I don't think it's catastrophising to consider there may well be very real risks to being openly trans in the US in the near future. Risks of not only blackhat 4chan hackers, but also from government and legal system attacks on sites like this.

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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by otterley on Friday January 24, 2025 @01:39PM (#42815890)
There's nothing new about this, sad though it is. People, particularly insecure people, have tried to suppress minorities since the dawn of time, and they're constantly inventing new ways to do it.
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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by mmooss on Thursday January 23, 2025 @05:39PM (#42808814)
Interesting ... why can't I Vouch for this post?
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Re:Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online by dang on Thursday January 23, 2025 @06:22PM (#42809093)
It's [flagged] but not [dead]. Past explanations:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39676944

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38918548

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