How about just ban robocalls outright?
FCC bans AI-generated voices in robocalls that can deceive voters
Submitted 10 months ago by RedditEnjoyer@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Honestly what does ban mean here? A fine if and when they do something about it? Maybe?
MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Here’s an idea… why not ban all robo-calls?
officermike@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because there are legitimate reasons for some robo calls. Appointment reminders and confirmations, school weather closure announcements, two-factor login verification, etc.
gapbetweenus@feddit.de 10 months ago
You can do all this things without robo calls. There are no robo calls in Germany for example.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
How about ban non-opt in robocalls?
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It would be a good trade. Lose the few semi-useful legitimate ones to get rid of the overwhelming majority which are malicious scammers and conservative dickbags.
Mango@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No there isn’t.
Text if school is cancelled. Throw 2fa out the window. Phone numbers are not identity. Text appointment reminders. Literally nothing needs a robo voice that isn’t better as text.
ares35@kbin.social 10 months ago
iirc, they are banned... to cell phones, with very limited exceptions.
RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m sure they’ll expend the effort to track the offenders down and slap them on the wrist.
ohitsbreadley@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Unless they’re evil radical leftist Democrats, those Marxist-Leninist Antifa communist fascist socialists. Then they’ll be hanged.
MAGAts get a wrist slap.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 10 months ago
But deceiving people for money is fine? Why this one stipulation? Should just be outright illegal to use deep fake anything to deceive for personal gain, profit, or to hurt others.
YeetPics@mander.xyz 10 months ago
Is this like how the FCC banned robocalls and ensured that a national do not call list is respected?
Oh boy, were saved /s
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 10 months ago
To be fair, most robocalls these days aren’t domestic in origin
reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Fine? They will be happy to pay the fine if it means they can fool thousands of voters.
Fines aren’t enough for this kind of behavior.
PineRune@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Alternative title: “FCC set to make record revenue this election season!”
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Fines are enforced with prison. It’s just the portion of wealth and income that determines how much distance is between the two
Poach@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Unfortunately, the FCC probably doesn’t have the power to do much more than fine them. It would probably take congress to pass a bill to have jail time or something.
I’m purely guessing though
TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 10 months ago
I’m sure if they do catch someone that did this the fine will either be $10 or $125.
c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Profit from calls: $42069
Fine from calls: $2000
Gee, I wonder why people still break the law?!
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oooh that mighty governmental watchdog the FCC?! Oh man, that’s some serious stuff. The only group more deadly serious than the FCC is the FEC. Now those guys you can’t even look at sideways before they take you down.
just_change_it@lemmy.world 10 months ago
“This infringes on advertisers constitutional right to deceive the public for personal gain based on our historical tradition of fucking the average american”-US Supreme Court Conservatives.
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Robo-callers usually don’t care at all what the law says. This law will do almost nothing. But it’s the thought that counts.
dan1101@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Somebody did something about all the extended warranty calls, but yeah I’m still skeptical.
During election time there are a lot of motivated irrational people out there who are determined to have their candidate win by any means necessary since the other side is so corrupt and are already probably playing the same tricks they want to play.
DinosaurSr@programming.dev 10 months ago
Holy shit! I haven’t gotten any of those in a long time. Anyone know who did something and what?
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This will be as effective as the do not call registry and CAN-SPAM. Which is to say, it will be a sick joke that won’t do shit by design.
Gork@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I remember signing up for the Do Not Call registry. I got more spam robo calls after signing up than I did before signing up for it. It was a joke.
riquisimo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Hey everyone! Here’s a list of phone numbers! Real, legitimate phone numbers! Anyone can view this list of phone numbers, for free!
But whatever you do, DON’T call anyone on this list, OK??
thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
CAN-SPAM is effective for legitimate businesses with something to lose. Several times I’ve ended up on a list with an unsubscribe link that doesn’t work. I contact their support, and if they don’t do anything I send them an email demanding they remove me and cc’ing the federal trade commission and my states attorney general. Hasn’t failed yet.