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by 0x59 20 days ago
From what I can tell, the message is

When you discover an exploit, only communicate with source (and pray they respond) or get sued. Seems like the position is customers and stakeholders shouldn't be allowed access to this information.

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Seems similar to what Microsoft is doing lately:

https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/microsoft-doubles...

That's actually very common even with respected bug bounty programs. Communicating exploits to anyone else (let alone the general public) will at the very least make you ineligible for rewards.
IMO if you're participating in a BB program, you should abide by he rules set forth by the program.

If you're not, then you don't have to.