grue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Toronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lanetorontolife.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: transit@lemmy.worldcanada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkToronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lanetorontolife.comgrue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square11linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: transit@lemmy.worldcanada@lemmy.ca
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 年前It is only fraud if the perpetrators are treated as fraudsters. Otherwise, it’s another Wednesday.
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前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-up3·1 年前Presumably they see it as somehow affecting their bottom line? Guess it could just be outright bigotry though.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前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.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前Political mischief maybe? Making a false sense of community sentiment or opinion.
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.
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.
Political mischief maybe? Making a false sense of community sentiment or opinion.