Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle's emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.
  • Vode An@lemmy.ml
    50·
    3 年前

    Going after the marketplace is a more efficient strategy than playing whack a mole with individual sellers.

    • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      29·
      3 年前

      Also being a marketplace they do have a duty to make sure that people are not selling illegal items on their platform.

      Because if platforms didn’t could you imagine how bad the Internet would be for buying things.

      • Vode An@lemmy.ml
        4·
        3 年前

        I don’t disagree. I am generally in favor of keeping markets on a short leash. As you said, it could be a lot worse.

        • 520@kbin.social
          3·
          3 年前

          As would the RIAA’s war on piracy. Despite the exhorbitant fines being handed down, I don’t believe they’ve made any profit from them.

      • Chetzemoka@startrek.website
        3·
        3 年前

        That’s a political bomb though. This accomplishes the same end goal and is a strong enough warning to prevent similar markets popping up in the future

        • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
          1·
          3 年前

          Well they are illegal, although enforcement is up to the local jurisdiction. If you try to install these in California for instance, you will have a bad day and they can and will impound your vehicle.