Takes effect in October, finally some good news

    • @[email protected]
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      Not sure why you’re being down voted. It’s a legit question even if you support the law. Enforcement seems very difficult and other laws and courts make even easier enforcement difficult.

      I still think it’s a very positive direction from the FTC.

      • @AtomicTacoSauce
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        926 days ago

        Not sure why you’re being down voted

        I guess Reddit habits never die, eh?

        But, I’d love to see this come to fruition. I just don’t see how enforcement could keep up with the sheer numbers of fake reviews.

    • @FlowVoid
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      The rule targets people who write or sell fake reviews. So the FTC could pretend to be a manufacturer soliciting fake reviews, and then go after anyone who offers to sell them.

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      526 days ago

      Might just give way to an arms race for realistic fake reviews, but at least this gives teeth to investigators. If they can prove that a company did it, then they have a rule to cite that it’s an offense, instead of the fuck-all we have now.

    • @Pacattack57
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      The same way as other laws. A small fine that gets rolled into the cost of doing business.

      • @ripcord
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        How can laws be real if paper isn’t real

      • @[email protected]
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        426 days ago

        Because this isn’t a law like- breaking and entry is a law. It’s won’t be so easy to prove, and it’s a lot easier to tie this up in appeals.

      • @AtomicTacoSauce
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        Um, there are thousands of laws that can be enforced through direct observation of a crime. How do you propose that bots or fake reviews be banned in reality? That’s like saying that I want to ban farts at my house. Ok, great. Saying you want something banned and actually having the means to do so are two completely different things.