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elcritchyesterday at 9:01 PM1 replyview on HN

For these large services it seems that small companies should be allowed to sue them.

Otherwise there’s no incentive for the big providers to care.

Similarly for anti-virus. It’s a PITA when Windows or Mac falsely flag a program as a virus when it’s not in their app stores.


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dqvyesterday at 9:40 PM

Yes, at least in the US, being a litigious freak gets results.

Weird trick to get unblocked: follow the standard three-email procedure to sender support, then send a fourth email ccing [email protected] telling them to unblock or next step is attorney general.

The thing about a lot of attorney generals is they LOVE to smack down a big corporation like Microsoft for the little guy.