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rahimnathwaniyesterday at 4:47 AM2 repliesview on HN

The headline says Ars fired the reporter, but AFAICT the article doesn't include any facts that indicate this. All we know is that he no longer works there, and that Ars refused to provide any additional information.


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gwdyesterday at 9:12 AM

> the article doesn't include any facts that indicate this.

It does include two facts:

1. That the reporter's bio on the webpage changed "...is a reporter at Ars" to "...was a reporter at Ars". On the one hand, that's pretty thin sauce. On the other hand, that's not exactly the sort of change that gets made randomly.

2. They reached out to the various people involved, and although nobody has confirmed it, it's also the case that nobody has denied it.

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Kwpolskayesterday at 6:55 AM

Neither side has issued a statement about what happened, but Benj’s Bluesky post does not read like a post of someone who would have resigned due to this.