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That doesn't seem to be a problem in this case? Telling spammers they are blocked due to copyrighted images trains them not to upload copyrighted images. Win-wi

• spinny 6y ago
  picking up copyrighted images is another indicator that user X is a spammer, providing that info would eliminate the signal
  • zmmmmm 6y ago
    Well, this is the essence of discrimination and we wouldn't tolerate it for a whole range of indicators (you're black, gay, if a particular race, etc etc). My guess is the real reason they won't tell people is that they would end up in court pretty quick.
    • spinny 6y ago
      so, in you mind, detecting copyrighted images and using that as a metric to detect spammers is discrimination? Are antivirus programs discriminating too?? I bet you indent your code in an inclusive way
      • zmmmmm 6y ago
        From a definitional point of view yes. Using an attribute to place someone in a class and then making decisions on a class basis without actual evidence they possess the other attributes of the class is discriminatory behavior.