A journalist was banned from a Flock Safety convention, so they hacked it(mastodon.social)
19 pointsby ColinWright4 hours ago2 comments
  • guax2 hours ago
    I am surprised they managed to cancel his personal Hotel reservation.
    • leephillips2 hours ago
      I guess avoid Hilton hotels. They cancelled a reservation without verifying that they were talking to their client or someone authorized by their client.
      • ButlerianJihad2 hours ago
        If you book a room that is part of a reserved block for a convention, it is not surprising that the organizers have discretion to kick out unregistered people in order to have room for legitimate attendees.
        • guaxan hour ago
          > https://xcancel.com/bennjordan/status/2089430236945342508

          Reading their email it seems like it was indeed under the event block. But the "called on my behalf" is a bit sus anyways.

        • leephillips2 hours ago
          That might make sense. But in the video he (not “they”) never mentions that the room was part of a conference block. But it very well might have been.
        • shimman2 hours ago
          Being a journalist is a legitimate attendee. Especially since so many prominent politicians are attending this conference.
  • smalltorch3 hours ago
    Getting any sort of signal from a mic all the way inside a building whilst your outside it is wild.