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		blindmute on June 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase employees petition to remove execs You can't just leak anything you want and claim you're a whistleblower. Whistleblower protection is for leaking illegal actions, not for posting a petition that you don't like some executives.

rahimiali on June 12, 2022 [–]

You’re right. A whistleblower has to report illegal activity, and that’s not what the petition does. My phrasing is bad.

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