DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API toolarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up11file-text
arrow-up11external-linkMazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API toolarstechnica.comDocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-text
Mazda is angry a customer used an API in a manner they couldn’t control. You can read the DMCA takedown notice here.
minus-squareTippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhat difference would that make to a bot that cuts off an important part of the story?
minus-squarestolid_agnostic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYou can read the article on your own if there is an issue and show a little appreciation for someone doing their best to make a helpful app.
minus-squareTippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoOr I could let them know that the bot has a problem, and hopefully stop the issue from happening in the future. Ignoring an issue because you want to be nice doesn’t help anyone.
minus-squarestolid_agnostic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years ago“Bad bot” isn’t an attempt to be helpful. It’s a personal attack against the creator.
What difference would that make to a bot that cuts off an important part of the story?
You can read the article on your own if there is an issue and show a little appreciation for someone doing their best to make a helpful app.
Or I could let them know that the bot has a problem, and hopefully stop the issue from happening in the future.
Ignoring an issue because you want to be nice doesn’t help anyone.
“Bad bot” isn’t an attempt to be helpful. It’s a personal attack against the creator.