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stevage 36 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Honey has now lost 4M Chrome users after shady tac...

Didn't the guy that ran Skeptoid go to jail for similar?

nadir_ishiguro 36 days ago [–]

I'm sorry what? Skeptoid the podcast?

Edit: Yes. In 2014. How did I miss that? Used to listen to that podcast, though probably stopped before that.

grumbel 36 days ago | [–]

Yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dunning_(author)#Wire_fr...

technothrasher 36 days ago | | [–]

I remember at the time being less than surprised at the charges. Dunning always felt a little off to me, even though I did enjoy his podcast.

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