I mean, it sounds more like people are upset because they are embarrassed how they acted in DMs, or said things they shouldn’t have about their colleagues, and now are worried someone will see that. It doesn’t sound accidental, but that they didn’t get an Export notice, so they thought they were free to talk shit and act however they wanted to. Presumably a lot of these individuals are at smaller companies where a “CIO” might be more inclined to go in and read everyone’s private drama.

I dunno, it’s hard for me to have much sympathy. It’s a rough lesson to learn if you are in your mid 20s and maybe didn’t know any better, but anyone who has been around for any length of time should know better than to put certain things in writing. That is, like, a life skill, not some Bay Area social contract.