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A disabled reviews feature answered 404 instead of 403. The HTTP spec actually backs that choice, and one cheap gate makes it practical.
TL;DR: Returning 403 for a disabled feature confirms the resource exists, inviting attackers to keep probing. Using 404 instead hides it completely, and a single service-layer flag can protect all related endpoints while the frontend hides UI via feature flags. For admin APIs though, 403 or 410 makes more sense since admins need to know the feature is just disabled.