Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks • Hacker News Board

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by tempestn » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:07 AM UTC

nikolay wrote: post #4

Why was Facebook stashing so many masks? Anyway, if they didn't donate them, the Goverment said they are gonna confiscate them, and this was already clear.

It says in the article they were purchased in case of continued wildfires.

Do you have a source for the government confiscating emergency supplies? My understanding was that that was only in cases of hoarding and profiteering in response to this crisis.

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by speg » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:07 AM UTC

nikolay wrote: post #4

Why was Facebook stashing so many masks? Anyway, if they didn't donate them, the Goverment said they are gonna confiscate them, and this was already clear.

Wildfires.

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by 37 » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:08 AM UTC

nikolay wrote: post #4

Why was Facebook stashing so many masks? Anyway, if they didn't donate them, the Goverment said they are gonna confiscate them, and this was already clear.

FTA: “To help, Facebook donated our emergency reserve of 720,000 masks that we had bought in case the wildfires continued,” Zuckerberg said in a post

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by dionian » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:09 AM UTC

I wish they would have done this a little bit sooner, but glad they are doing it and no time like the present!

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:11 AM UTC

nikolay wrote: post #6

Havoc wrote: post #3

The fact that they have emergency reserves of masks is in itself pretty wild.

More like pretty irresponsible to keep them until up until the government said they are gonna confiscate them.

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Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by mk4 » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:11 AM UTC

Havoc wrote: post #3

The fact that they have emergency reserves of masks is in itself pretty wild.

Yeh wild-fire.

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by zszugyi » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:12 AM UTC

nikolay wrote: post #6

Havoc wrote: post #3

The fact that they have emergency reserves of masks is in itself pretty wild.

More like pretty irresponsible to keep them until up until the government said they are gonna confiscate them.

Source on "the government said they are gonna confiscate them"?

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by mk4 » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:12 AM UTC

As an Australian the only reason I had masks was because of the fires as well. I think it is still not a part of our culture like in other countries to wear them.

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by ci5er » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:15 AM UTC

nikolay wrote: post #4

Why was Facebook stashing so many masks? Anyway, if they didn't donate them, the Goverment said they are gonna confiscate them, and this was already clear.

> Anyway, if they didn't donate them, the Goverment said they are gonna confiscate them, and this was already clear.

There are going to be lawsuits going on for a decade because of the government ordering things that they are not allowed to do.

Re: Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720k masks

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Post by rvnx » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 1:15 AM UTC

speg wrote: post #12

nikolay wrote: post #4

Why was Facebook stashing so many masks? Anyway, if they didn't donate them, the Goverment said they are gonna confiscate them, and this was already clear.

Wildfires.

and what about the 1'500'000 gloves they were hoarding ? wildfires too ?