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FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (5 children)

So how are they going to detect, proof, and enforce?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Probably by taking down the companies doing it rather than the people using them. Just set up an account and ask around for where to buy some likes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Does that counts as emtrapment?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Entrapment is enticing someone to do something they wouldn't do otherwise.

If you ask someone where to buy drugs, and they give you the name of their dealer, you're not entrapping the dealer since they normally sell drugs.

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