Telecom will pay $1 million over deepfake Joe Biden robocall

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• nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “Don’t do that again, now pay a cookie crumb for this highly illegal attempt to meddle with democracy”.

  Sigh.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The government doesn’t get to make up fines according to how heinous they feel the offense is. Their abilities are written in stone. This is why we see larger companies get off with a pittance, because it is a pittance to them.

    A great fix would be to levy fines based on annual profit, something like that.

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    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve been saying for years that fines for these issues need to be based on revenue, not profit, and tripled. Unless they’re selling their products for a 300% profit margin, they still lose money because of the bullshit. Anything else can still be justified as a cost of business.

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    • nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Definitely.

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  • Mongostein@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    These fines have not kept up with inflation

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• ganksy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s the B that matters not the M. Nothing will change otherwise.

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• okamiueru@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m curious. And I ask, because US politics has normalised what would be clear corruption in most other places:

  Is the illegal part here spoofing Biden, or also a private company trying to manipulate the electoral process?

  If its only the former, then, what an absolute shit show.

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A bit of both, but mostly about elections. The specific act used was “Truth in Caller ID Act by maliciously spoofing the number of a prominent local political consultant.”

    Though, the settlements also require the company to screen calls more aggressively and implement KYC.

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• homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So, 50 cents.

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• ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Which telecom? I tried to read the article but got greeted with a broken, non-dismissible pop up that went off about having 848 intimate partners.

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  • Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Firefox + uBlock Origin

    Kiwi browser + uBlock Origin on mobile

    Every now and then I see the web how everyone else sees it. Jesus Christ.

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    • uranibaba@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Kiwi browser

      Why not firefox for android?

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    • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Its like looking at a welding arc without a mask. Instant pain and recoil

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    • j0j0@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Don’t forget consent-o-matic

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  • Adincar@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    According to the article they’re called Lingo Telecom. I’ve never heard of them (which is probably a good thing).

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• Stovetop@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “Oh no, now we’ll have to cut some (non-executive) bonuses this year and skip a few pizza parties, the horror.”

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  • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Let’s just cut 30 jobs to make it up within the year.

    But while we’re at it, might as well just round it up to cutting 600 jobs, right? Then we can still have those bonuses!

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• chillbo_baggins@hexbear.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  my first thought wasn’t even “oh no, they’re spreading misinformation” it was “i wonder what funny shit they made him say lol warcriminal”
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  • MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sounds like you definitely have your priorities straight and are a mature adult 🙄

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