I’d say do complain to companies first, at least to those based in a regular country, and only then blog about it. Also underlines your point if you write, I informed them but they didn’t care.
I believe it’s the other way around if it’s really shady and/or crime involved and you suspect the company to sweep it under the carpet. So you’ll want to inform the police first so they can gather evidence. But don’t waste their resources with minor things. They have enough to do. And I think this one isn’t cutting it yet, so I wouldn’t add it to the workload of already overworked police.
Judging by what I’ve seen when talking to police and media, they often also lack interest or time to focus on some random things as long as there’s bigger fish to fry… I’ve already reported a worse service (which was already in the news) to the internet office of the police, and nothing ever came of it. So that’s sometimes not the solution either.
I think spreading some awareness is a good thing, so this post is warranted. But what I’d do in this specific case is take a screenshot and save the URL, in case I want to escalate things at a later date. But then start with a regular report to the company, as they seem to be a regular company registered in the USA. And then I’d wait 2 weeks before bothering other people.
If this was an image or video generator, I’d act differently and maybe go straight to the police. But it isn’t.
I disagree. This will only result in reactive moderation. If you want them to take this seriously and stop this before these bots go live then shame them on the internet. Don’t think that they don’t know what’s going on on their own site. These websites profit from taking delayed action.
Do not complain to scummy companies, they will ignore you. Send messages to the media and police.
I’d say do complain to companies first, at least to those based in a regular country, and only then blog about it. Also underlines your point if you write, I informed them but they didn’t care.
I believe it’s the other way around if it’s really shady and/or crime involved and you suspect the company to sweep it under the carpet. So you’ll want to inform the police first so they can gather evidence. But don’t waste their resources with minor things. They have enough to do. And I think this one isn’t cutting it yet, so I wouldn’t add it to the workload of already overworked police.
Judging by what I’ve seen when talking to police and media, they often also lack interest or time to focus on some random things as long as there’s bigger fish to fry… I’ve already reported a worse service (which was already in the news) to the internet office of the police, and nothing ever came of it. So that’s sometimes not the solution either.
I think spreading some awareness is a good thing, so this post is warranted. But what I’d do in this specific case is take a screenshot and save the URL, in case I want to escalate things at a later date. But then start with a regular report to the company, as they seem to be a regular company registered in the USA. And then I’d wait 2 weeks before bothering other people.
If this was an image or video generator, I’d act differently and maybe go straight to the police. But it isn’t.
I disagree. This will only result in reactive moderation. If you want them to take this seriously and stop this before these bots go live then shame them on the internet. Don’t think that they don’t know what’s going on on their own site. These websites profit from taking delayed action.