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Why are they going after people who are supportive of them?
The short answer is that she reported a security vulnerability in a popular Android keyboard. It basically operated as a keylogger. The logical assumption is that the government was using that to spy on people (even people using secure messengers) and did not appreciate the secret getting out to the public.
Because they are fascists with power. You can praise them all day every day but when it comes down if you are different in any way they will see you as a deviant and a sickness.
Because of the reasons in the article?
Seems you haven't read the second half of the title, as well as the second half of the article.
TBH I had trouble getting past
Just... Why?
It felt very condescending :/
I think you can congratulate or acknowledge someone's talents or skills without being off putting towards those who don't have them. I think the stuff the maker does is incredible and the tone by the journalist is strange, I would really like to know their reasoning to get a better understanding.
Because it's not enough.
She wasn't enough.
She doesn't fit the box perfectly.
And she was too popular to ignore.