Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by z82s3 1646 days ago
Who did you reach out to get it unbanned? Do FB employees have some official channel for reinstating their own accounts or accounts of friends and family?

(Also, please don't work for Facebook. You have talents that can be applied at a more ethical company.)
2 comments
veb 1646 days ago
This is a bit mean. You do not know the circumstances of OP. Do you know them personally to be able to say this? Is this so-called more ethical company going to pay them the same or give them the same sort of pay and benefits? What if this person has a spouse, or children that need specialised care that costs a lot? What if they also have a mortgage and provide for their parents as well as their family?

Just saying "Please don't work for Facebook" is just so tone-deaf. Maybe YOU can work for a more ethical company, doesn't mean OP can.

link
cute_boi 1646 days ago
It is not mean to tell people don't work for Facebook or nestle which makes money through Shenanigans. Politicians don't do anything against Facebook as they have lot of wealth to lobby politicians. As long as intelligent people are going to support mammoth corporation like Facebook what can we normal people say?

I don't know if it applies for majority of people but in my social circle we treat palantir with stigma and actively tell people not to work for them. So, is it really mean to tell that? What can normal people do ? Telling people not work will help society in long run and also signals advertisers, consumers not to use their product:) It is similar to why USA has banned companies to not use any kind of cotton produced from xiangxinag although they might not personally know if that company is in mortgage and can afford to survive if they don't use cotton from china?

link
z82s3 1646 days ago
My comment was polite, but your response is very aggressive.

If you work for Facebook then you have in-demand skills that will command a high salary elsewhere. Facebook is a highly unethical company and people should avoid working for them, your imaginative story notwithstanding.

link
camdat 1646 days ago
Not OP but yes there are official channels. Best bet of getting unbanned is knowing someone at FB.

There are plenty of people at FB that work in privacy and integrity. If all of the ethical people left only the unethical would be left.

link