> We used technology to detect this violation
Meta, whatever this "technology" may be, you did not use it correctly.
Meta is banning people from advertising after running ads for Python and Pandas
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Re: Meta is banning people from advertising after running ads for Python and Pandas
#382The whole issue around not telling you what rule you broke "because then you might work around it" is total BS. It's like a company I complained to the other day because they didn't label one of the inputs on their password reset form because "it would help a hacker know what to type in it" (it was the password reset password they expected but you wouldn't know). How much quicker would this be resolved if the first A…
Ah just like Microsoft who randomly locks my email I account I use only to receive spam email. Suddenly I’ve violated something in the terms of service and here’s a copy of the 200 page legal document. So my account is banned despite not sending emails or anything, just receiving spam email. Oh unless I provide my phone number. Then they’ll unban me and I can continue presumably breaking the terms of service.
Only your phone number? That's almost benevolent. Here's a list of things companies have asked me for (including Facebook), and which I refused to provide:
- Copy of unspecified ID or driver's license
- High resolution copy of national ID, front and back
- Copy of birth certificate
- 3D video of face
Re: Meta is banning people from advertising after running ads for Python and Pandas
#383I guess now that Reuven is banned, I should jump on this ;)
(We're friends who both happen to be Python and Pandas trainers.)
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#384When I created a new Instagram account for a project I'm working on, it instantly locked my account and said it was restricted. It takes you to a page where you can submit a form asking for a review, and when you submit that forms it errors out. Sigh.
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#385Earlier quoted context omitted.
I already did that, otherwise Instagram provides no support. I’ve been trying to escalate it to a manager, because I feel once the Irish data authority gets involved it will be handed off to legal.
Is it your account you want deleted or someone impersonating you? Because killing your own account can be easily done by posting objectionable content.
Sounds like a great way to get yourself on a watchlist, too. Or banned from other things.
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#386A couple of questions.
Does Python run into this as well?
Do Facebook ads for technical content work. If you have successfully done this, I would love to chat.
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#387Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just guessing here, but if the senteces sounded like "how to use pandas to help you in work" AI could have decided that you're going to use a cute bear to lay bricks for you. Plus the "exotic animals", as someone else mentioned.
Makes me wonder what's the worst possible phrasing "Master Python and Pandas, make them work for you, attack new challanges, earn good money"
Containerized Python and Pandas for easier shipping!
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#388Earlier quoted context omitted.
The spammers can produce far more cases than the humans can review. Welcome to the world of automation.
This is a solved problem for a long time now: require upfront payment, even if it's just $1.00. Many website owners have reported that this has killed 95% to 99% of all spam they were receiving. Genuine business wouldn't mind paying their $970 bill by first paying $1 and then paying $969.
me looks at twitter blue bots
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#389Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are many laws regarding pet ownership and for good reason, if not involving an invasive species there's also animal cruelty issues. Pandas and other exotic animals need specialized care which a typical vet will not be able to provide. And that's if they aren't dangerous. Then there's the puppy mills, which is a huge issue on its own.
All existing pandas are owned by the PRC so the chance of somebody selling a panda for real, vs selling some sort of panda themed toy/book/etc, is virtually nil. No human would make this mistake; their filter is braindead.
Pythons, on the other hand, are often (illegally) sold, and can be extremely difficult to eradicate as an invasive species. Florida's Everglades are in trouble because people buy Burmese pythons and release them when they grow too big to handle.
That's not to defend Facebook's approach to ad management whatsoever. I definitely agree that it is far too blunt a tool for the problem.
Pretending the problem doesn't exist, however, because one example is unlikely is just intellectually dishonest.
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#390Earlier quoted context omitted.
Another sad anecdote: A bank in Finland suspended an account for a text in free-form message field of a bank transfer. The message was for a vet visit of a dog named Ira. When you say "Ira's payment" in Finnish, you add suffix -n, so the text field said Iran, which of course must indicate money transfer to a sanctioned country. It is comforting to know that the bank system catches all the illegal activity that the sa…
An acquaintance of mine (in Europe) had a default bank transfer message "al-qaeda terrorist fund" for years and years. That did finally raise some flags, but a visit to a bank office was enough to get the account unblocked. Being a bit stubborn, he still kept the message and just applied rot13 to it.
> but a visit to a bank office was enough to get the account unblocked.
What would have happened if your acquaintance was from Middle-East or Middle-East looking? Probably the story would not have ended so happily or at least not so fast.