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Flock impersonates journalist in order to cancel his hotel reservations

https://xcancel.com/bennjordan/status/2089430236945342508
25•nixass•37m ago

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andsoitis•32m ago
> impersonates

The person said: “…contact a hotel on my behalf…”.

They didn’t claim impersonation.

donkey_brains•21m ago
Oh, well that’s fine, then. False alarm, everyone. Nothing to see here.
andsoitis•14m ago
You said it: false alarm.

I might go further: the person who posted this story made up (aka lie) a headline which is not what the journalist claimed.

miladyincontrol•24m ago
direct thread link https://x.com/bennjordan/status/2089430236945342508
evan_a_a•19m ago
If the journalist really did make a reservation under the room block for the event, and then was denied attendance to the event, it would seem fairly normal for the reservation to be canceled by the block holder.

Really, if the journalist wanted to cover the event without being noticed he could've done so undercover.

forestry•11m ago
Not really. A block is just a group discount.
Freedom2•14m ago
I wonder if this is in the typical runbook for other YC companies.
techteach00•9m ago
I'm vehemently anti-Flock but am upset the majority of that group, the people taking down these cameras, appear to be anti-cars because they won't do the same for surveillance speed cameras everywhere.
popalchemist•8m ago
you're not anti-car just because you don't oppose those cameras with the same vitriol. Flock is orders of magnitude more evil.
tekno45•7m ago
i am anti cars.

You want to drive a 2 ton vehicle on roads i pay for, don't speed.

BugsJustFindMe•6m ago
> "appear to be anti-cars because they won't do the same for surveillance speed cameras"

You mean they appear to be anti-speeding.

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Flock impersonates journalist in order to cancel his hotel reservations

https://xcancel.com/bennjordan/status/2089430236945342508
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