Woman warns others to be wary of people they decide to meet from dating apps, as there's a possibility that there's no real person behind the profile.
  • mhague@lemmy.worldEnglish
    721·
    11 months ago

    The article draws most of its facts from a tiktok video of a person saying they found X, discovered Y, heard Z from Facebook.

    The link that says “businesses team up with bots” links to a tiktok video.

    They reinforce the idea that people figured this out because people said it was happening in India, on Facebook.

    I wonder if there’s any smoking guns?

    • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      I wonder if there’s any smoking guns?

      People must be smoking something else if they think that restaurants would waste their time doing something so stupid.

      • Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I don’t know whether this story is real or not, but I’ve worked for several restaurant owners who would absolutely do this. They would not only do it, they would brag non-stop to anyone who would listen about how clever they were to come up with the idea. There are unfortunately a lot of business owners out there for whom the only thing they like more than making money is making money by directly screwing someone over. It’s the only thing that makes them feel smart. I’ve had the misfortune of working for a few of them.

        If this isn’t a thing now, I guarantee someone is going to try it.

  • someguy3@lemmy.caEnglish
    381·
    11 months ago

    “She found out that there are restaurants now posing as people on dating apps, just so you go to their business. And once you get stood up, they know that probably 9 times out of 10 you’re going to buy something from them.”

    Wow.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2019·
      11 months ago

      She “found out”, yet she provide no evidence?

      What’s more likely? Restaurants are engaging in an elaborate conspiracy, or this woman is mentally ill?

      • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        191·
        11 months ago

        Did you read the part where she found out because multiple women had the exact same experience at the exact same restaurant?

      • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
        71·
        11 months ago

        Definitely more likely that some company is fucking with people for profit. That’s, like, their thing.

  • Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mlEnglish
    271·
    11 months ago

    This is the most made up sounding story I’ve allowed myself to be clickbaited into for a while.

  • roguetrick@kbin.social
    21·
    11 months ago

    Horse shit. If any restaurant has time to do that shit, they aren’t making enough money to stay in business. Fucking making an article where your source is a comment chain from a video. What nonsense.

  • Pratai@lemmy.caEnglish
    111·
    11 months ago

    The second I saw TikTok I realized this is news generated for 12 year olds.

    No thanks. Report as fake and move on.