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Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#71
If any FAANG employee falls for this, it's a good way for the company to weed them out, and terminate them for-cause.

You might run this as a honeypot for corrupt, dumb employees. Make it more easily accessible than the outreaches from criminal enterprises.

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#72
Many great comments already as to why this is a bad idea, but here is another reason it won’t work:

Anyone at these companies can sign up with their @company email address, post an “urgent bounty” and 10 minutes later show up at your desk to fire you.

Though I am sure that a lot of money has been made through these types of services, just not out in the open.

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#73

I had to check if it was April Fools' Day. This is one of the most disturbing posts I've seen in a while. I sincerely hope that people who profit off of this will get fired at the very least.

The concept seems like… performance art protest or something.

Building a platform to bribe your way through the opaque customer non-service system of these companies is either low corruption or high art.

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#74

Seems insane. Surely every single company would fire you for doing that. If you put this in its proper term it is "corruption" and you should definitely worry about the legal implications of doing this.

This can go from "corruption" to "extortion" real fast. Employees can start banning accounts to make them pay

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The employees are clearly engaging in fraud by doing non-work activities on the clock. The companies know this because they haven’t hired anyone to do customer service.

But the person said they could "sue this guy". I can see how they would have a beef with their employee doing this, but don't see what grounds to sue "this guy"? Mind you, I know little of the US legal system outside Suits and other probably as incorrect shows.

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Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#77
post #58

If this makes money, big tech could open a lucrative market for themselves, suspending more and more accounts, and requesting higher and higher "priority fees" to unsuspend them. (Hmm... somehow reminds me of organised crime...)

Imagine if some competitor showed up that skipped the middleman and made a business model where you pay them a recurring bribe and they just keep your account open.

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#78

Seems insane. Surely every single company would fire you for doing that. If you put this in its proper term it is "corruption" and you should definitely worry about the legal implications of doing this.

This can go from "corruption" to "extortion" real fast. Employees can start banning accounts to make them pay

Except this is legal. Extortion is a serious crime, especially when businesses are involved.

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On what grounds could they sue?

The employees are clearly engaging in fraud by doing non-work activities on the clock. The companies know this because they haven’t hired anyone to do customer service.

> [...] by doing non-work activities on the clock

How do you know they are doing it on their company paid time?

Re: Show HN: Pls Fix – Hire big tech employees to appeal account suspensions

#80
post #42

I had to check if it was April Fools' Day. This is one of the most disturbing posts I've seen in a while. I sincerely hope that people who profit off of this will get fired at the very least.

If you’re one of the employees who sign up for this, beware. Facebook will surely sue this guy and the payment paper trail will be the first thing he’s required to give over in discovery. I don’t see how he can guarantee you’ll be anonymous for long.

Everyone reading I should watch the movie Brazil.

Remember who the true hero was. He wasn't in it for long.

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