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picking up copyrighted images is another indicator that user X is a spammer, providing that info would eliminate the signal

• zmmmmm 5y 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 5y 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 5y 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.