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Hijacking the Verified Knowledge Panel

• micheldotio 6y ago
  Anybody have an example where a "growth hack" brought a net positive to the world?
  • lidHanteyk 6y ago
    Sure. The oral polio vaccine was given away for free, undercutting and disrupting any attempts to region-limit its availability. To this day, it's hard to charge more than a dollar per dose, and nearly all countries have eradicated or are eradicating polio using this vaccine. Might be hard to find examples that are business-friendly, though; the growth-hacking of a business usually means harm to its customers. The prior polio vaccine, manufactured using Salk's method, had had quality control problems leading to illness in hundreds of vaccinated people; maybe they shouldn't have rushed to market.
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• Nextgrid 6y ago
  Why is this not considered (and prosecuted as) fraud? If I start making websites impersonating some big businesses you bet I will be in trouble pretty fast, so why is this scum allowed to get away with it?