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submitted 4 days ago by riot@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

How embarrassing that this is what people are doing to create viral content.

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[-] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

This article is a psyop to get people to post real criminal evidence online

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Or to get it into the zeitgeist that "all these people complaining about Flock are just lying and doing it for clicks."

[-] riot@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago

I would highly recommend looking into the author’s history of reporting. Jason Koebler covers Flock and internet culture. This bizarre story is covering what the big tech algorithms are spitting out.

[-] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

How? Are you suggesting that people will now show criminal evidence online just to prove that they got a cease and desist? That would be beyond stupid, and I don't think there's anything in the article that suggests it. There are other ways to prove it, such as asking Flock's legal team (if they say they did, it's because they did), or verifying if the letter has a consistent format and return address with other cease and desist letters that the legal team sent.

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