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Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence (blog.curiousquail.com)
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[โ€“] rimu@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Take it easy. artyom might just be mistaken you don't need to turn it into a class war.

[โ€“] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

At this point it already has been turned into a class war. They get away with so many crimes and just a slap on the wrist. If an individual does it life sentences. Almost like the laws are made to be broken by the rich.