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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

The problem is that the company doing this is in messaging. It isn't a direct competitor, but it's a legit proposition, as per the analysis lawyers have made. It's big enough news that the usual outlets have chimed in, and the gist has been that a suit would have standing