Alphane Moon

Thanks.

I think just need to “train” myself to ignore AltWorldCoinMan spam. I don’t have Elmo content blocked and I’ve somehow learned to ignore Elmo spam (other than humour focused content like the one trillion pay request).

I might use this for some other things that I do want to block.

I am starting to find Sam AltWorldCoinMan spam to be more annoying than Elmo spam.

I am assuming the individual described in the article is based in the US, but nevertheless, many countries do not allow spying, fraud and criminality as long as you have a TOS that says you are allowed to do so.

This is a very provincial manner of thinking and shows how deeply tolerance of corruption and criminality dominates the American mind.

Same with the kill switch, it is essentially a fraudulent scheme, a criminal activity.

I could totally see this happen.

Not in a direct manner, but something about “OSM not living up to Apple’s high standards of privacy” or similar strategy.

I am not a lawyer, so I can’t make any claims about US law.

If, as you claim, pyramid schemes / ponzi / pump and dumps are not legal in the US. , how is it that A16Z leadership wasn’t arrested for investing in Axie Infinity?

A business model like Axie Infinity is mathematically impossible. The same cannot be said of government safety net systems.

Their crypto pyramids schemes and pump and dumps were also technically legal in the US (I am assuming). And yet it is impossible for a pyramid scheme to work, can any US lawyer or judge show how a pyramid is viable? Of course not, because they are scams.

You have “technically legal” schemes in other countries too. If there is a desire to address criminality a way can be found.

If you want to achieve something, coming up with excuses around why it is not possible rarely bring results.

A16Z should be shut down and all their mid to senior level employees should be required to pick between real community service work (de-mining, live-in janitor at a hospice service, custodian at an infectious disease hospital) for 20 years or doing 40 in jail. Full asset seizure in both cases.