I somehow missed that article when it first appeared on HN[0], thanks for linking to it! Surprised to "^F FTC" the article and comments, and not find any menti

I somehow missed that article when it first appeared on HN[0], thanks for linking to it! Surprised to "^F FTC" the article and comments, and not find any mention of the Federal Trade Commission. Given some of their prior rulemaking and caselaw around fake reviews and undisclosed compensation for endorsements, it seems the sort of thing that could be easily be prosecuted under false advertising laws. Unfortunately, I'm inclined to believe that the decision to let dying legacy media companies get away with fraud is probably a political one. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451