This kind of shit is one of the reasons why people stop believing in western democracy.
Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence Internet Policy
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#123 companies defrauded the government and pretended to be millions of US citizens in order to make billions in illegitimate profits.
Were fined a few hundred thousand.
Why isn’t every individual involved in jail? Why haven’t all the company assets been seized?
Also, given that they were impersonating real living people, can we please get a list of those people? Or at least have the victims of identity theft, fraud, and I think for many on HN defamation?
The _only_ reason those details should not be available is to further protect these shit stains.
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#13This kind of shit is one of the reasons why people stop believing in western democracy.
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#14Toothless and useless without criminal prosecution and jail time.
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#15I remember analyzing this data, it’s was pure AstroTurf.
Is it possible to contact the people impersonated so they can sue these companies?
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#16They got fined $600k, the telecoms saved billions Pretty good deal if you ask me
Came to write this exact comment. The press release makes this sound like a victory?
Just call it the cost of doing business hah
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#17So who is going to jail? This is the impersonation multiplied by millions. Must be a major crime
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#18Once again nothing being done to stop the pillaging of western civilization by large corporations, executives building as much personal wealth as possible before the entire system eventually comes crumbling down, just like civilizations before it.
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#19They got fined $600k, the telecoms saved billions Pretty good deal if you ask me
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#20"An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that the fake comments used the identities of millions of consumers, including thousands of New Yorkers, without their knowledge or consent." $615k seems like a slap on the wrist for what they did.
If an individual committed fraud by impersonating millions of people, they'd be in prison.