Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
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Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#2>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer.
That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé.
The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#3Why was he banned? I can't seem to find the reason on the reddit page or the developers blog post.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#4>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer. That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé. The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.
I'd say it limits his chances of finding any employment where facebook is used for communication.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#5Its important to note he was developing a browser extension and was not interacting with Facebook's exposed APIs.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#6Why was he banned? I can't seem to find the reason on the reddit page or the developers blog post.
I can't find any additional info. If there was nothing wrong with the plugin for 18 months and now they're using all legal powers to intimidate him, I'd say someone got wind of money-making opportunity.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#7>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer. That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé. The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.
I'd say it limits his chances of finding any employment where facebook is used for communication.
To my mind, that sounds like a good thing. My employer using Facebook for communication sounds just terrible.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#8>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer. That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé. The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.
If that limits his chances of finding a programmer job, his talent is very limited.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#9Here is a snippet from Friendly Gaming Simplifier Message Board:
On the day of 6th January 2012 02:05 GMT+1, I have
received a legal note from Perkins Coie attorney company,
which is representing Facebook Inc., based in Menlo Park,
California.
According to this note I must follow all of the below
demands „In order to avoid further escalation of this
matter”:
- Stop offering the FGS Browser Software, or any other
software that interferes with Facebook’s intended
limitations or impairs the proper working of Facebook,
- I must cease and not access the Facebook site(s) and/or
services for any reason whatsoever.
Re: Facebook intimidates developer, bans him and his code for life
#10limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer??
Why exactly? Facebook API is st and no good programmer wants to develop on top of it.