Twitter hack's attention being redirected towards ₿itcoin via the "Bitcoin Scam" headlines that are dominating media rn should be directed at digital platforms, and them becoming responsible for the scams they allow, and even advertise like Google, FB, and Twitter does

I wonder if companies like this should be responsible for allowing such scams like this to get the credibility of their association, or the association of the accouns they host? Because YT, Google, and FB are taking money to advertise all sorts of scams. Rental scams, gold scams, crypto scams, counterfit merchandise scams, you name it. I've seen them all. So they're obviously not vetting the people they take money from to advertise at all, and so people are seeing it as an ad, and assuming it's vetted. Therefore, giving the scam more credibility in the process to those that are unaware. The only way I see them vetting this stuff efficiently enough to not advertise scammers, and not help scammers make their scams look more legit by giving them the benefit of their advertising association, is if we make them liable for accepting money from scammer's to advertise them to their users.

If a celebrity or large page irresponsibility advertised a scam, wouldn't you hold them accountable? Is Kylie Jenner not accountable for advertising the scam fire festival? Or the other celebrities who advertised that scam? There are literal court cases for that rn.

Just think, if the billboard down the street was advertising the local crackhead buisness, do you think the billboard owner would not be liable for advertising something illegal? I don't get why digital platforms get a pass here

Submitted July 17, 2020 at 03:43PM by OffBrandTonyStark https://ift.tt/2CoqubA