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This is really awesome. It's definitely a step in the right direction, anyway. If the tool really catches on, though, there's an easy loophole that spammers ha
by ignostic 13y ago
This is really awesome. It's definitely a step in the right direction, anyway.
If the tool really catches on, though, there's an easy loophole that spammers have been using to trick Google for the last ten years. You simply load the content into a "spinner" and have it generate synonyms. Articles for human consumption used to require manual editing, but the programs are getting better.
Spammers have been known to use a similar trick to re-use company "news" by sending journalists re-written releases as "exclusives."
This is why real journalists call, verify, and investigate. Publications like the NYT or WSJ are never fooled by the tricks above, though they may use some AP or PR copy to save time.
- guelo 13y agoBefore a journalist takes the time to load a press release into a "spinner" maybe they'll just go ahead and rewrite in their own words.