grue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前Toronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lanetorontolife.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.catoronto@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkToronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lanetorontolife.comgrue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前message-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.catoronto@lemmy.ca
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·7 个月前It is only fraud if the perpetrators are treated as fraudsters. Otherwise, it’s another Wednesday.
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 个月前Is it illegal to lie? They are not trying to steal money. Yes they’re misrepresenting themselves on purpose but is it illegal? I have no clue.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 个月前Presumably they see it as somehow affecting their bottom line? Guess it could just be outright bigotry though.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 个月前Political mischief maybe? Making a false sense of community sentiment or opinion.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 个月前Lying for personal gain is fraud still, though not criminal. Customers can decide if they want to conduct business with the business after the fact. I know I wouldn’t want to.
Sounds like fraud
It is only fraud if the perpetrators are treated as fraudsters.
Otherwise, it’s another Wednesday.
Is it illegal to lie? They are not trying to steal money. Yes they’re misrepresenting themselves on purpose but is it illegal? I have no clue.
Presumably they see it as somehow affecting their bottom line? Guess it could just be outright bigotry though.
Political mischief maybe? Making a false sense of community sentiment or opinion.
Lying for personal gain is fraud still, though not criminal.
Customers can decide if they want to conduct business with the business after the fact. I know I wouldn’t want to.