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Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence

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Aaron Swartz, a co-creator of RSS, faced severe legal consequences for downloading academic articles from JSTOR, leading to his suicide, while Meta has scraped massive amounts of data to train AI models with minimal repercussions. This stark contrast highlights systemic issues in how technology and intellectual property are regulated, raising concerns about justice and accountability in the tech industry.

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