CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/ceo-of-ai-ad-tech-firm-pledging-world-free-of-fraud-sentenced-for-fraud/

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thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de · 49 pts · 1y (4 replies)

He was just doing some first hand practical research, for god's sake

Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

- Sun Tzu.

- This Guy

kambusha@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y (2 replies)

- Wayne Gretzky

Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

-Michael Scott

breadguy@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

we did it reddit

Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 1y

Well of course

thefartographer@lemm.ee · 27 pts · 1y

"You'll never get stabbed again" says man while stabbing people

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Ad-tech

world free of fraud

Am I missing something here? Marketing IS fraud.

P1k1e@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Up is down

shalafi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Mainly so at "higher" levels, but marketing has legitimate uses. A politician you like campaigning is marketing. Advertising my little lawn service back in the day was marketing. A lot of great local places go under for lack of marketing. They're awesome, but no one knows they exist.

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y

I'm halfway joking, but marketing does involve various degrees of lying.

mo_lave@reddthat.com · -1 pts · 1y

If I'm starting a business, then I guess word of mouth from other people is the only way to get customers.