Condoning blackhat techniques is like saying its okay to break into someones home and steal their possessions. But it happens. And sometimes they get caught. Its the risk these thieves take knowing that everyone will turn on them given half a chance.
Google Spam reports, public “outings” and any security measures is about the best we can do. However, casino affiliate programs can rip the heart out of them if they want to. A nice central database of known gambling black-hatters sounds like a plan. Though as pointed out re. 888, do enough of the programs WANT to stop them?
To be fair, a number of the programs wouldn’t actually recognise black-hat so would rely on us. We ought to have a CAP “Neighbourhood Watch” group, affiliates trusted by the aff progs and other affiliates who could update the central database knowing that the aff progs would take action. 2 strikes and you’re in the database…get the jist.
Incidentally, so much talk of 888 p*ssing everyone off with their stand-off stance on this. But no-one has suggested removing them in protest or taking similar actions like against Party recently, or Fortune, ReferBack et al last year.
Thoughts?