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It is a way to indicate that you are not asserting the label, somebody else is. So it is actually a very useful way to indicate uncertainty. Amazon has deep poc
by darkerside 6y ago
It is a way to indicate that you are not asserting the label, somebody else is. So it is actually a very useful way to indicate uncertainty. Amazon has deep pockets, and people don't want to be sued.
- oh_sigh 6y agoAmazon's own spokesperson called them fake. From the article: > “It appears that this is a fake account that violates Twitter’s terms,” the spokesperson said. “We’ve asked Twitter to investigate and take appropriate action.”
- amelius 6y agoI wouldn't call that an expression of uncertainty, though. The fact that it is not clear who made the statement cannot be deduced from the quotes.
- darkerside 6y agoI'm not saying what you appear to think I am saying. The author is making it clear that they are not the one who called the accounts fake. This implies uncertainty because if the accounts were objectively fake, there would be little need to add the quotation marks.