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China is Finally Going After Click Farms and Fake Online Sales (bloomberg.com)
China enacted sweeping changes to a business competition law to address fraud in the e-commerce industry, which is plagued by malfeasance ranging from fake positive reviews to merchants goosing sales numbers. From a report: The National People's Congress adopted revisions Saturday to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law intended to address online retailers, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The changes take effect Jan. 1 but were announced days before Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Nov. 11 Singles' Day bargain extravaganza, which dwarfs Black Friday in the U.S. in terms of revenue. The Chinese law initially took effect in 1993 as a way to protect consumers and businesses from unfair market practices. At that time, none of China's biggest online companies -- including Alibaba, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Baidu Inc. and JD.com Inc. -- even existed. As e-commerce developed and prospered, attendant problems grew with it. These latest revisions stipulate that operators shouldn't deceive consumers by faking sales or employing "click farms" to rack up positive product reviews -- increasingly common practices that have drawn the ire of buyers. And the rules encompass the entire breadth of internet commerce, from online goods and movie ticketing to food delivery.
To get paid to artificially increase negative consumer confidence and vapor revenue
I mean besides improving human rights, but in general China with new Environmental Laws, and fair advertising laws. It appears they are taking full advantage of America's new isolation and separation from the world market. To really get a head start on changes to the world and economy, while America as its largest competition puts its head in the sand, and pushes for the quick buck at the expense of long term advantages. By the time enough Americans realize how far behind we get, we may be too far behind to catch up to the world market.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
I was looking forward to leaving behind my career of cleaning out IT closets for virtual gold mining in China.
Admittedly, it looks good. But don't forget that with China it is mostly not the laws themselves that are bad. It is the way they are selectively applied that is the problem.
Clickfarming is a business with minimal economic value and it leaves you praying with your fingers crossed with each Ali Express purchase. Given Alibaba's potential this makes total sense.
"Single's Day dwarfs Black Friday in revenue" is about as relevant to the average US reader as it is to the average US business.
Well, all day long at school I hear how great China is at this or how wonderful China did that! China, China, China!
Just like here: the party in power investigates the party not in power and ignores their own transgressions.
Table-ized A.I.
So, just like the USA then?
China need to stop copying IP and forcing ownership on oversea corps.
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I find it easier to check around bus stops and parking lots for discarded lottery scratchers to enter into the second chance drawing website. Never won anything online over the last eight years, but I did find an unused scratcher stuck to another scratcher that was a $20 winner. After the Great Recession, I found and entered 500+ scratchers over a two year period (2009-10). These days I'm lucky to find a half-dozen or so scratchers each month.
https://slashdot.org/comments.... cdreimer writes:
When I was growing up in the 1970's, I was declared "mentally retarded" and tossed into the special ed classes. Never mind that I could blow out their tests in ways that normal students couldn't touch, wanted to learn more than what the teachers weren't teaching, and had way fewer behavioral problems than the other kids. Troubled kids back then were treated like idiots rather than medicated to no return.
https://slashdot.org/comments.... cdreimer writes:
That's funny! After 18 years in the I.T. field (including ten years of contract work), I'm sitting on my butt, getting paid $25/hour and reading Slashdot at work as a senior system admin. I must have done something right.