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Thanks to Popcrave https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ

Who here is going to put their ID and photo on X/Twitter

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Anything you say can and will be used against you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I assume just for verified users? A good way to weed out bots, and only suckers, grifters and sex workers with no better options are verified anymore anyway. So limited harm.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

doesn't he have a shitload of satellites up in the sky, basically watching and listening to everything

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If this is used for account verification and paid "verification" will be removed, then do not see any issue here.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Alright alright, I get the bandwagon hate for Elon. But think of it this way. ID verification would reduce bots and malicious accounts that are used for “grass roots” advertising or to swing political elections

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

…except the ones used for grass roots advertising or to swing political elections in a way Elon likes

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