FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect(abcnews.go.com)

553 points by indus 2 years ago | 311 comments

AP news article on ABC News reporting that the FTC's federal rule banning fake online reviews has taken effect.

CNN and USA Today have fake websites, I believe Forbes Marketplace runs them(larslofgren.com)

663 points by greg_V 2 years ago | 240 comments

Blog post by Lars Lofgren arguing that affiliate review subdomains on CNN and USA Today sites are operated by Forbes Marketplace as parasite SEO.

Reddit founders made hundreds of fake profiles so site looked popular (2012)(arstechnica.com)

77 points by qzervaas 3 years ago | 22 comments

Verizon fell for fake "search warrant," gave victim's phone data to stalker(arstechnica.com)

339 points by Shank 2 years ago | 132 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that Verizon handed a victim's phone data to a stalker posing as a police officer with a fake search warrant.

Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains(arstechnica.com)

212 points by rntn 2 years ago | 105 comments

Grok generates fake Taylor Swift nudes without being asked(arstechnica.com)

37 points by juujian 1 year ago | 26 comments

Fakespot Is Acquired by Mozilla(fakespot.com)

453 points by mattweinberg 3 years ago | 338 comments

Fakespot company blog post from May 2, 2023 announcing that the fake-review detection company has been acquired by Mozilla.

Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules(washingtonpost.com)

534 points by rrauenza 3 years ago | 223 comments

Washington Post Help Desk article on proposed FTC rules that would make fake online reviews illegal and subject to large fines.

Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die(arstechnica.com)

411 points by randycupertino 9 months ago | 240 comments

Ars Technica article on a murder-suicide lawsuit accusing OpenAI of withholding full ChatGPT logs and selectively hiding data after users die.

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage(torrentfreak.com)

348 points by Brajeshwar 3 months ago | 98 comments

TorrentFreak article reporting that EuroISPA asks the EU Commission to hold rightsholders liable for damage caused by overblocking in site blocking orders.

What a Hacker Stole from Me(mynoise.net)

355 points by wonger_ 1 year ago | 106 comments

A myNoise blog post by founder Stéphane describing a hacker's attack on the myNoise website, first via code-injection attempts and then a different strategy.

A bug saved the company(weblog.rogueamoeba.com)

338 points by ingve 1 year ago | 116 comments

Rogue Amoeba blog post by Paul Kafasis recounting how a software bug ended up saving the Mac software company.