mextrezza

Precisely. If there had been any actual crimes, then Meta would have been prosecuted.

It's really quite simple.

i guess, but the headline IS accurate. The top-level comment is just spin, it doesn't point out anything that is misleading or inaccurate about the headline.

It's pretty common for technical people (and corporate PR) to misunderstand how the machinery of the judicial system can be used and abused.

> Has yet to pay a cent to the company.

Does that matter at all? They can destroy this whistleblower financially without ever having the "non-disparagement agreement" enforced.

AND: you don't have to finish a book. you can skip ahead. you can roll the dice on a better one.

i'm saying: reading is like gambling, it's a lot of fun!

if the legal department does it, it's not illegal.

> In cases companies megacorps are clearly breaking laws, they're appropriately fined.

Not always! lawyers representing classes in class actions don't always negotiate as hard as they could or should during settlements. You're probably familiar with federal judge Lucy Koh's prominent cases.

Not really understanding your argument that everything is fine, and there's nothing to see here.

good post, thank you.

this thread so patiently explains to us that these people do not even exist. Oh, but not in significant numbers. Oh, but they have other options. Oh, but they will get broadband in 20 years.

Nobody who MATTERS is impacted. Nothing to see here, move along. /s

ZNGTS

> over 170,000 terawatts of solar energy every day

i'd definitely rewrite it myself, but it's also a correct way to specify that there are no days of the week, year, or whatever (solar cycle) in which the terawattage is below 170k. Not very intermittent, is it!