Reporting AI fraud leads to victimization? A well-known fan page recounts the account being suspended.
Recently, a wave of account suspensions triggered by AI fraud has erupted on Taiwan's Meta system social platforms, causing many users' digital efforts to evaporate overnight.
Victims have found that under the current platform mechanisms, attempts to resist fraud may actually make them targets of algorithmic punishment, highlighting the dilemma and helplessness of social media users.
A well-known film and television information fan page 'No Trace' recently shared that after his fan page was maliciously flagged by an AI fraud group, he attempted to remove the flag, and the account was suddenly reported in large numbers, subsequently deemed suspended by Meta.
No Trace pointed out that during this wave of account suspensions, if users immediately appeal through official channels, they are very likely to receive a notification of appeal failure and permanent suspension within an hour.
He warned from his own experience that even if he pays monthly for blue check verification, he cannot escape, because once the account is suspended, there is no chance to log in and rescue himself, proving the vulnerability of user assets.
Audrey Tang: Indiscriminate fraud on social media, user digital footprints do not belong to themselves.
Regarding this phenomenon, former Minister of Digital Development Audrey Tang published an analysis on August 14, stating that this group of victims is a casualty of the social media platform's 'indiscriminate fraud'. (Crypto City) had previously reported that in June of this year, a large number of Facebook groups were unjustifiably banned, to which Meta only stated there was a technical issue.
She stated that the connections and social footprints that social media users have built over many years on the platform do not actually belong to them.
Because once the platform's algorithm is changed, normal usage behavior may be misjudged as malicious accounts, and even content reach can be arbitrarily restricted, leaving users nearly powerless.
Under the first-mover advantage of the platform and the high switching costs for users, large platforms lack the incentive to improve services and respond to user demands.
Is the solution in 'digital migration'? Legislative efforts in the US and Taiwan promote data autonomy.
How to change this predicament? Audrey Tang believes that safeguarding 'digital migration freedom' is the key solution.
She used the (Digital Choice Act) passed in Utah, USA, as an example to explain that in the future, social media platforms should achieve 'number portability' in the AI era.
Audrey Tang explained that just like changing telecom providers while retaining the number, users should have the right to transfer their accumulated data when moving from Facebook to other social media platforms, and even allow new platform posts to sync back to the original platform in real-time, so that their network connections do not get interrupted due to the transition.
Currently, the draft of the (Artificial Intelligence Basic Law) that has passed initial review in Taiwan has required the government to establish a data open-sharing mechanism. She stated that Taiwanese people provide a lot of data and use paid advertising, allowing social media platforms to earn actual profits. It would not hurt to amend the law to reasonably expect and demand platforms to guarantee 'digital migration freedom'.
In the long run, this can not only protect the rights and interests of the people but also promote competition between local platforms and multinational giants, developing services that are more aligned with local needs.
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'Reporting AI fraud and being banned instead? Audrey Tang: Indiscriminate fraud on social media, we need digital migration freedom.' This article was first published in 'Crypto City'.
