A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect

  • shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Oh look, Lina Khan bringing the heat again. My god, she’s like a bureaucratic superhero. Lemmy loves bagging on capitalism, but capitalism ain’t the problem. The problem is our spineless, bought and paid for government. Action like this can turn us around, wrest power away from the monopolists.

    Losing her to a Trump administration is yet another horror we may face.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      People who vote for Trump like to blame democrats and woke people, but what they really and truly hate is capitalism. They just can’t see that what makes them unhappy is the natural effect of a fully capitalistic society.

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        1 month ago

        Well, I suppose you have a genius economic system where the haves don’t take advantage of the have nots. Tell us all about it!

        (FFS, do they not teach history in schools any more?!)

      • C126@sh.itjust.works
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        Corruption will exist in every government, regardless of economic system. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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          Try not to fixate on the corruption- that’s essentially a smokescreen; the whole point is that the system itself is designed to concentrate wealth.

          Since we’re bandying about well-trodden quotes, how about this one:

          “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” -E. Deming

    • sibachian@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      capitalists have paid harris to kick her out if she wins, so lina khan will be gone soon regardless of who wins.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Is this retroactive because I really don’t want to have to delete my review of the cyber truck where I called it a used toilet paper recepticle on wheels. I admittedly do not have a head trauma history, so I did not actually buy a cyber truck.

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      1 month ago

      But your review was still accurate. I wipe my ass on every cybertruck I see because of it. A++++ highly recommend!

    • IllNess@infosec.pub
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      1 month ago

      I mean, it can be used as a toilet paper receptacle. Just because you didn’t buy it, doesn’t mean you can’t review it. People review and return stuff all the time. I do not see anything wrong here.

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    1 month ago

    How is this even enforced tho?

    I appreciate the sentiment though. Recruiters add so much girft into the process… All to wear done the wagie

    • kozy138@lemm.ee
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      Probably via some attempt to force everyone to verify who they are online by providing their identification documents. It will probably be managed by some company specialized in handling that data, and of course willing to share the data with police and other gov organizations. Data that will be used to track citizens.

      Just another endless battle to keep net neutrality alive.

  • NutWrench@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Businesses that knowingly buy fake reviews, procure them from company insiders or disseminate fake reviews will be penalized

    Penalized how much? How big are the fines?