Quornroast
Newbie
- Feb 10, 2017
- 15
- 26
QUOTE: Sue the shit out of what? What are the legal issues of the software? Since when is playing against ToS of Instagram the same as law ?
My guess:
There's been a lot of stuff in the news over the last few months RE: fake news appearing on SM sites, Google, etc. There's also been a lot of stuff in the news about terrorist organisations using SM sites, Google (seo) etc to distribute their propaganda, and criminals (hackers, perverts, pedos, etc) doing the same.
As a result there have been pushes towards trying to hold companies like Google, FB, etc responsible for the content that appears on their sites.
Additionally, big advertisers have been complaining about their ads appearing next to that kind of content.
How does this affect bots? In 2 ways, I can guess at.
1. Bots have probably been on the list of 'things to deal with' for a while, and it's possible these issues have pushed them up the priorities. If you're going to try and deal with the crap listed above, a good start might be to do your best to attack automation and anonymity.
2. Anyone distributing fake news, criminal activities, suspect porn, etc is likely using bots in some way. Go after one and you may as well go after them all.
Right now, there's a debate going on about whether or not Google, FB, etc can be held responsible for all the cr@p that gets posted. They could go under if they were!
I'm guessing, if there were a legal C&D order, it might be along the lines of attempting to hold bot creators responsible for the cr@p their software/servers are posting. That could be an angle with enough credibility to produce a court case - and who wants to lawyer up for months/years on end against FB lawyers?
I think it's a sign of the times. These big sites have 1. Governments trying to hold them to account for the activities of their members, and 2. Advertisers holding them to account for the same, and 3. Shareholders holding them to account for the same. To be honest, if I was Chairman of one or the other of them, I'd go after bots if I could!
It's nothing personal - it's just the rules of the game. And the price of entry.
My guess:
There's been a lot of stuff in the news over the last few months RE: fake news appearing on SM sites, Google, etc. There's also been a lot of stuff in the news about terrorist organisations using SM sites, Google (seo) etc to distribute their propaganda, and criminals (hackers, perverts, pedos, etc) doing the same.
As a result there have been pushes towards trying to hold companies like Google, FB, etc responsible for the content that appears on their sites.
Additionally, big advertisers have been complaining about their ads appearing next to that kind of content.
How does this affect bots? In 2 ways, I can guess at.
1. Bots have probably been on the list of 'things to deal with' for a while, and it's possible these issues have pushed them up the priorities. If you're going to try and deal with the crap listed above, a good start might be to do your best to attack automation and anonymity.
2. Anyone distributing fake news, criminal activities, suspect porn, etc is likely using bots in some way. Go after one and you may as well go after them all.
Right now, there's a debate going on about whether or not Google, FB, etc can be held responsible for all the cr@p that gets posted. They could go under if they were!
I'm guessing, if there were a legal C&D order, it might be along the lines of attempting to hold bot creators responsible for the cr@p their software/servers are posting. That could be an angle with enough credibility to produce a court case - and who wants to lawyer up for months/years on end against FB lawyers?
I think it's a sign of the times. These big sites have 1. Governments trying to hold them to account for the activities of their members, and 2. Advertisers holding them to account for the same, and 3. Shareholders holding them to account for the same. To be honest, if I was Chairman of one or the other of them, I'd go after bots if I could!
It's nothing personal - it's just the rules of the game. And the price of entry.
