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I discovered something quite similar to this several months ago and tried to submit it as a bug report. One can easily make the display URL of any shared post

I discovered something quite similar to this several months ago and tried to submit it as a bug report. One can easily make the display URL of any shared post be anything they choose (screenshot of spoofed whitehouse.gov link [1] and techcrunch.com link [2]), while the link actually goes to any site the user wants. I was told, quite simply, that it wasn't a bug. No one seems to care about the implications of this. [1] http://prntscr.com/bckcf4 http://prntscr.com/bckcf4 [2] http://prntscr.com/bckdml http://prntscr.com/bckdml

ethanbond 10y ago
Well no, they do care about the implications. The implication being that by cutting out fraudulent but paying users, they will have fewer paying users. Advertisers and the networks that serve them will never be on the consumer's side. If a consumer wanted to do what an advertiser wanted, the advertiser would be out of work. It's all subversion.
- the_watcher 10y ago
  > Advertisers and the networks that serve them will never be on the consumer's side. This is a danger, but in an optimal system, one that doesn't come into play. Advertisers pay for eyeballs, eyeballs are there because they haven't been driven away from the product by ads that ruin the experience.