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>"It's not, not anymore than it already was." Maybe it already was fraud. I expect to see class-action lawsuits on the way soon.

• TeMPOraL 2y ago
  It wasn't. It perhaps should've been, but instead, it was just "legitimate marketing practice". This is another facet of a larger phenomenon, that I just commented on in another thread[0] - there's a lot of harmful activity that's considered legitimate, thus invisible to our legal and cultural immune systems, yet no less harmful than the slightly less legitimate scams. -- [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42401894 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42401894
  • nickff 2y ago
    Your linked post seems to be a polemic, not a legal analysis. Many advertisements are subject to successful (expensive) class-action lawsuits based on some fraud or truth-in-marketing claim. Also, this isn’t an advertisement, it’s a communication which takes place under an implied contract.
  • account42 2y ago
    If I take something from you and am never caught was it not theft?