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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by pocksuppet on Friday August 21, 2026 @04:48PM (#49393610)
Both of your supposed counterexamples are Chinese. China does things differently from the USA.
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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by deaux on Friday August 21, 2026 @11:51PM (#49396411)
My counterexamples prove exactly the point; TBTF is fugazi, arbitrary, something in your head.
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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by pocksuppet on Saturday August 22, 2026 @03:39PM (#49403080)
Because two companies in China aren't it, it doesn't exist?
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