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> it would hopefully keep Facebook at bay (there's no way Facebook can convince people broadly to do such a thing) I bet Facebook would be able to get users to

> it would hopefully keep Facebook at bay (there's no way Facebook can convince people broadly to do such a thing) I bet Facebook would be able to get users to do it. "Sorry, you can't see this photo from your friend until you upgrade your iPhone by following these instructions." You refuse and your friends stop including you in activities. You basically get peer pressured into doing what a large corporation says. (I actually wonder why they don't sell peer pressure as a service. "If you don't pay your balance due of $123.45 by 7/1, we'll message your friends saying that you're a deadbeat." Maybe I should patent that before someone else does, because it sounds horrible.)

martey 5y ago
> (I actually wonder why they don't sell peer pressure as a service. "If you don't pay your balance due of $123.45 by 7/1, we'll message your friends saying that you're a deadbeat." Maybe I should patent that before someone else does, because it sounds horrible.) Alas, this is not a new idea: - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/11/facebook-warns-debt-collectors-about-using-its-service/66831/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/11/faceb... - https://restofworld.org/2020/okash-microlending-public-shaming/ https://restofworld.org/2020/okash-microlending-public-shami... - https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/can-a-debt-collector-contact-me-through-facebook/ https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/can-a-debt-colle... - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/09/loan-sharks-target-new-victims-via-whatsapp-and-facebook https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/09/loan-sharks-ta...
- tudorw 5y ago
  In Spain it's somewhat of a tradition, they have fun costumes though so... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/boom-time-spain-s-costumed-debt-collectors-922500.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/boom-time-sp...
  - g8oz 5y ago
    In a similar spirit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/08/pakistan-hijra-transgender-tax-collectors https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/08/pakistan-hijra...
lccarrasco 5y ago
Something similar has been done in China around 3 years ago ~ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-10/10/content_33071894.htm http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-10/10/content_330...
Meph504 5y ago
Well likely because the legal liability for getting a debt wrong would outweigh the advantages. That and most state's consumers protections prevent this sort of behavior.

martey 5y ago

> (I actually wonder why they don't sell peer pressure as a service. "If you don't pay your balance due of $123.45 by 7/1, we'll message your friends saying that you're a deadbeat." Maybe I should patent that before someone else does, because it sounds horrible.) Alas, this is not a new idea: - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/11/facebook-warns-debt-collectors-about-using-its-service/66831/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/11/faceb... - https://restofworld.org/2020/okash-microlending-public-shaming/ https://restofworld.org/2020/okash-microlending-public-shami... - https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/can-a-debt-collector-contact-me-through-facebook/ https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/can-a-debt-colle... - https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/09/loan-sharks-target-new-victims-via-whatsapp-and-facebook https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/09/loan-sharks-ta...

tudorw 5y ago
In Spain it's somewhat of a tradition, they have fun costumes though so... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/boom-time-spain-s-costumed-debt-collectors-922500.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/boom-time-sp...
- g8oz 5y ago
  In a similar spirit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/08/pakistan-hijra-transgender-tax-collectors https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/08/pakistan-hijra...

lccarrasco 5y ago

Something similar has been done in China around 3 years ago ~ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-10/10/content_33071894.htm http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-10/10/content_330...

Meph504 5y ago

Well likely because the legal liability for getting a debt wrong would outweigh the advantages. That and most state's consumers protections prevent this sort of behavior.