Why “scribd” is being discussed
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This. Scribd has absolutely no goodwill here. Can't say I feel sorry for them in the slightest. The victims, absolutely. However; the organization not one damn iota. Perhaps if…
by splatter9859 · Oct 31, 2026
Seems Scribd made the news 13 years ago for the same issue[0] [1] and an archive.org link of the original-now-deleted announcement[2]! 0 https://news.ycombinator.com&#…
by x______________ · Oct 31, 2026
Scribd has a ton of oop but copyrighted licensed content, which I highly doubt they pay licensing fees for.
by LordGronk · Oct 31, 2026
Scribd is the most predatory site that steals people's content and then doesn't honor their promise (upload a PDF to download one..oops that one doesn't qualify, but we will kee…
by neya · Oct 31, 2026
Mixed feelings. I feel sorry for the people whose info was taken but Scribd does not have my sympathy.
by jacquesm · Oct 31, 2026
Nice, I've been trying to hack scribd to download a pdf all day
by engineer_22 · Oct 31, 2026
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