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And it was at this moment andai that realised, that YouTube comments are written by regular people.
Oh really? I've seen a lot of bot like activity
I might be wrong, but I don't think we can simulate flame wars yet.
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Ever since email spam, we have learned that systems have to be made resistant to abuse. There is enough blame to go around, but it is reasonable to blame Twitter. It is not reasonable to expect bad actors to go away. Systems designed on this assumption will always fail. Yes, we can rightly rail against the people abusing the system, but ultimately there are 7 billion people and expecting all of them to be ethical is…
> Yes, we can rightly rail against the people abusing the system, but ultimately there are 7 billion people and expecting all of them to be ethical is foolish. I don't really get this. You seem to agree with me, but then also seem to be chastising me for blaming individuals here proudly abusing the system? > By all means, keep fighting the good fight, but the only thing that can realistically improve the situation is…
In this case, make a system that strictly enforces the verification so multiple accounts can't be created.
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The Tragedy of the Commons states that I am free to exploit this flaw. But we as a society should probably do something about it
You are what I am talking about. You are part of society. Your obligation is not only to find better ways to stop it but to NOT DO IT. We are all free to make terrible choices that hurt others. That doesn't mean we're compelled to do so because, "Welp, I guess that's just how it goes."
What about those that are struggling to find a place to sleep, not give our lives up to commuting, and pay our student debts?
What about the Rights Approach to ethics? Don't I have a right to be able to eat?
What I am saying is that we as a society (but mostly the leadership of Twitter) should act to make their service not a Common ground to be exploited.
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I mentioned that this happened on Conservative sites, and it was during the Primaries. It seems unlikely that, under those circumstances, people would be so shy about expressing their preferences. Also these are not just stand-alone fake accounts with no friends created for making comments....these are curated to have enough details that make them look plausible to an unsophisticated automated detector (or overworked…
Good points, although I didn't mean to dispute that these were mostly fake accounts meant to push an agenda. As a side note, I don't have a FB account so I don't know how this works but do your friends have the ability to see what comments you've made on sites using FB login for commenting?
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I wonder if others share my interest in what legitimate businesses are doing. For example, Hootsuite Amplify is a platform designed to dominate social media by making it easy for your company's employee base to share and promote curated content. This has a similar effect to botnets, except it's not violating t&c. We're entering a world where authentic conversation is harder and harder to find. Historically personal c…
> We're entering a world where authentic conversation is harder and harder to find. I guess. When I was a youth you found authentic conversation by being in the world and meeting an authentic person and having a conversation. If we keep that definition constant then it's precisely as hard to find today as it has always been.
When you were a youth, being in the world and meeting an authentic person didn't have quite as much competition as it does today.
It's like saying you're not concerned about the environmental impact of cars because we can always choose good old reliable walking instead.
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All unknown numbers go to voicemail. Spammers inevitably leave 2-3 seconds of silence, so I just ban based on message duration. Usually, I report about 5-10 numbers a day.
I used to do phone surveys, that silence is the system connecting you to a human (or your answering machine).
And since they hang up when reaching my machine - definitely spam.