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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by edoceo on Thursday August 20, 2026 @06:55PM (#49381392)
Maybe from here: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/12517091-conservatism-consi...
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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by carbocation on Thursday August 20, 2026 @07:25PM (#49381656)
It originated in a comment on a blog: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progre...
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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by senderista on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:11PM (#49381997)
I don't read CT anymore but it was one of the great ones.
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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by genghisjahn on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:36PM (#49382216)
That was it.
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