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Re:California suspends GM Cruise's autonomous vehicle deploy... by yterdy on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @11:19AM (#38013729)
>But by removing the financial incentive from the definition of astroturfing

I didn't. I pointed out the less obvious ways a financial incentive might exist.

Excuse me for being skeptical of someone who uses a cutesy nickname for former Google employees.

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Re:California suspends GM Cruise's autonomous vehicle deploy... by scarmig on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @12:03PM (#38014196)
> I didn't. I pointed out the less obvious ways a financial incentive might exist.

You did no such thing, which is exactly the issue.

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Re:California suspends GM Cruise's autonomous vehicle deploy... by yterdy on Friday October 27, 2023 @04:19PM (#38043403)
>What's important is the existence or appearance of a conflict of interest, particularly if you're not disclosing your connection. Having a friend who works for Google who might be upset at criticism counts. Being a former employee with stock counts. Having any kind of monetary or professional interest in FSD companies succeeding counts.
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