TechCrunch.com returns an empty feed

[allilevine]

Quick summary

TechCrunch.com is empty in Reader Onboarding for a non-a11n user, and the API request returns an empty feed: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.2/read/feed/111100674/posts?http_envelope=1&orderBy=date&meta=post%2Cdiscover_original_post&number=4&lang=en&content_width=675

The feed (https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/111100674) returns this error:

Steps to reproduce

1. As a non-a11n, go to https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/111100674

What you expected to happen

To see the latest TechCrunch.com posts.

What actually happened

An error is displayed.

Impact

All

Available workarounds?

No but the platform is still usable

If the above answer is "Yes...", outline the workaround.

No response

Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)

No response

Logs or notes

I've found that an empty feed is returned for two reasons:

1. There's no user, which returns false here: fbhepr%2Skers%2Sjcpbz%2Sjc%2Qpbagrag%2Szh%2Qcyhtvaf%2Sfhofpevcgvbaf.cuc%3Se%3Q0o019753%26sv%3Qjcpbz_fhof_trg_srrq%23290-og
2. TechCrunch.com is a private blog, which returns an error here: fbhepr%2Skers%2Sjcpbz%2Schoyvp.ncv%2Serfg%2Sjcpbz%2Qwfba%2Qraqcbvagf%2Spynff.jcpbz%2Qwfba%2Qncv%2Qernq%2Qi1%2Q2%2Qraqcbvag.cuc%3Se%3Q146r11ss%23148-og

[allilevine]

Idea: we should disassociate the blog id from this feed.

[allilevine]

Posted about this here: pe7F0s-2jB-p2