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Applying occam's razor here, I wonder if this was caused by a corrupt Google employee taking a bribe from the TV station in Uzbekistan? Social network content

Applying occam's razor here, I wonder if this was caused by a corrupt Google employee taking a bribe from the TV station in Uzbekistan? Social network content moderators have been known to take bribes[0][1]. The fact that there was a manual DMCA review involved makes this more sus [0]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/lawsuits-onlyfans-bribed-instagram-to-put-creators-on-terrorist-blacklist/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/lawsuits-onlyfan... [1]: https://calcoastnews.com/2022/08/former-twitter-employee-convicted-of-spying-in-saudi-bribe-scheme/ https://calcoastnews.com/2022/08/former-twitter-employee-con...

rideontime 4y ago
How in the world is this applying Occam's razor?
- hombre_fatal 4y ago
  Since even the first time it was uttered on HN, it just means you’re about to take a pet stab at something.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 4y ago
  In reverse
bedast 4y ago
I don't think you understand what occam's razor is. Occam's Razor would be incompetence. Either an automated system is not allowing proper processing of the counter-notice or someone reviewing the situation doesn't understand the license. A conspiracy would be the opposite of Occam's Razor.
- BlueTemplar 4y ago
  Hmm, at which level of generalized corruption does the premise become inverted ? (This reminds me of Russian milicemen obviously trying to extract bribes from European tourists, the tourists being completely oblivious as to what is going on, and not understanding what the milicemen are very not subtly hinting at that any Russian would immediately recognize, while the milicemen are increasingly getting frustrated at their usual tactics somehow failing to work...)
  - bedast 4y ago
    You can probably apply Hanlon's Razor to figure out whether conspiracy can be the more true or simpler explanation in Occam's Razor. > Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. If the actions are clear cut malice, then maybe a conspiracy could be considered the simplest explanation.

rideontime 4y ago

How in the world is this applying Occam's razor?

hombre_fatal 4y ago
Since even the first time it was uttered on HN, it just means you’re about to take a pet stab at something.
0xdeadbeefbabe 4y ago
In reverse

bedast 4y ago

I don't think you understand what occam's razor is. Occam's Razor would be incompetence. Either an automated system is not allowing proper processing of the counter-notice or someone reviewing the situation doesn't understand the license. A conspiracy would be the opposite of Occam's Razor.

BlueTemplar 4y ago
Hmm, at which level of generalized corruption does the premise become inverted ? (This reminds me of Russian milicemen obviously trying to extract bribes from European tourists, the tourists being completely oblivious as to what is going on, and not understanding what the milicemen are very not subtly hinting at that any Russian would immediately recognize, while the milicemen are increasingly getting frustrated at their usual tactics somehow failing to work...)
- bedast 4y ago
  You can probably apply Hanlon's Razor to figure out whether conspiracy can be the more true or simpler explanation in Occam's Razor. > Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. If the actions are clear cut malice, then maybe a conspiracy could be considered the simplest explanation.