But as the text says, this extortion began 5 days before the API changes were even announced. These criminals don’t give a f*ck about the API and threaten to leak the data of those same users they’re claiming to protect.
I think we should just ignore this, because it’s a distraction for public pressure and will only make Reddit look better - either by delegitimising the protest or by making them look like a victim instead of the perpetrator they are.
You’re right but I still won’t be shedding a tear for them. Even if this hacker is just trying to take advantage of the situation, I’m kind of glad Spez is getting the spanking he deserves. This isn’t the first time Reddit has pissed off it’s user base and this isn’t the first time they have gone to war with 3rd party apps. This time though, it seems to be biting them in the ass and I am happy about that.
I’m going to say what you did, more diplomatically:
While I don’t condone extortion via hacking or any other means, I acknowledge that Reddit and its’ dysfunctional, incompetent corporate culture - with Huffman at the top - brought this development upon themselves.
But when that spanking both threatens the very users they’re claiming to fight for, and threatens to delegitimise all of those user’s and moderator’s protest efforts by giving Reddit a victimhood, I think it is downright stupid to cheer that on
But as the text says, this extortion began 5 days before the API changes were even announced. These criminals don’t give a f*ck about the API and threaten to leak the data of those same users they’re claiming to protect.
I think we should just ignore this, because it’s a distraction for public pressure and will only make Reddit look better - either by delegitimising the protest or by making them look like a victim instead of the perpetrator they are.
You’re right but I still won’t be shedding a tear for them. Even if this hacker is just trying to take advantage of the situation, I’m kind of glad Spez is getting the spanking he deserves. This isn’t the first time Reddit has pissed off it’s user base and this isn’t the first time they have gone to war with 3rd party apps. This time though, it seems to be biting them in the ass and I am happy about that.
I’m going to say what you did, more diplomatically:
While I don’t condone extortion via hacking or any other means, I acknowledge that Reddit and its’ dysfunctional, incompetent corporate culture - with Huffman at the top - brought this development upon themselves.
This summarizes exactly how I felt. Thank you.
But when that spanking both threatens the very users they’re claiming to fight for, and threatens to delegitimise all of those user’s and moderator’s protest efforts by giving Reddit a victimhood, I think it is downright stupid to cheer that on