Many criticisms of FB's business model and practices in the past were immediately downvoted on HN and other forums. Articles that were critical of FB or Zuckerberg were flagged frequently and sometimes even HN moderators deleted comments critical of FB.
It's not that people weren't critical, but during the heyday those voices were suppressed. Now that sentiment has slowly shifted, these articles are seeing traction
This exactly! I've been very surprised by the Facebook lover's faction on hn and definitely refrained from posting anything anti Facebook as a result. zer00eyz's comment above is already getting down voted and it's the truth!
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Many criticisms of FB's business model and practices in the past were immediately downvoted on HN and other forums. Articles that were critical of FB or Zuckerberg were flagged frequently and sometimes even HN moderators deleted comments critical of FB.
It's not that people weren't critical, but during the heyday those voices were suppressed. Now that sentiment has slowly shifted, these articles are seeing traction
This exactly! I've been very surprised by the Facebook lover's faction on hn and definitely refrained from posting anything anti Facebook as a result. zer00eyz's comment above is already getting down voted and it's the truth!
Whoops meant to pro Facebook faction! I Can't believe I didn't catch that sooner!
But in hindsight I guess either one works.
Interesting points indeed, especially as I see my comment being downvoted :)