If you feature a quote from someone, prominently, on a prominent website, you might check in with them to make sure they don't have any issues with the usage.
It's a little funny that no one is a human face of (interface to) Google Maps, or any platform with longevity these days. Talk to the faceless pretend person if you have a problem, maybe you'll feel better.
In this case, it was Google popping up to cheerfully ask if the news item was of interest to me. But then asking "why" and using dark-pattern wording on the answer options.
(I do wonder if people who click on "the ad knew too much" (in that context) know what they're doing. This one was more subtle.)
Urban planning provocateur here (me). The writer: (kindaquote) "Create as much circulation at your party as you can. ...take away chairs from tables, leave shelves and counter-tops open for people to rest their plates and drinks"
IMO there are parallels here with cities and parking. If noplace satisfactory to leave your car, you circulate less.
Does (should, could) DownDetector also say what customer-facing services are down, when some infrastructure is unworking? Or is that the info that the malefactors are seeking?
I swear these typos like to sneak in after I've posted, and HN doesn't allow edits. Spellcheck in the "compose a comment" process would be appreciated.