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by snlacks 4276 days ago
What if they find out that you just linked to a "deep-link?"

Seriously though, is it made unenforceable when the usage by both parties (linkedin and users) actually encourage this? (Share this on facebook!) It sounds like a "catch-all" "don't like you" clause.

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/weevs-case-flawed-begi...

At least one person has been imprisoned for exactly that.

But he was a hacker, not some commenter on hacke--er... hm.
"Share this on Facebook" sounds like written approval for a link to me.
My guess is it's to prevent "copycat" websites like those for stackoverflow.
What does deep linking have to do with copying a site's content?