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en4bz
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Facebook has been granted patent on shadow banning
Prior art exists. This is already invalid. Just needs to go to court first.
sova
on Aug 8, 2019
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Prior art that nobody with nearly as much clout is claiming. No antagonist? no compromise
cm2187
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Twitter and youtube like doing that.
sova
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That's so messed up. Just because lady liberty doesn't have a wallet-full of cash, we're going to ignore our better nature. Patents are meant to protect the small-time inventor, not the giants who are already eating fat.
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