Fake Twitter accounts are dangerously out of control

In this episode, we explore why fake Twitter accounts are dangerously out of control.

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[CassStevens]

Twitter should stop calling the $8/mo, 'verification'. It's lust a subscription for better features. The should have a separate mechanism for verification.

[youtux]

It appears to me that Elon Musk doesn't have any idea what he's doing with Twitter

[ashishpatel]

8 a month is worth it twitter actually gets rid of those impersonating accounts.

[maybenutty]

imho twitter is a great place for learning and inspiration if you only stay in certain areas, like the science (except medical... ) and art communities. But on the other hand, it's a sh*thole in most of other areas, like politics, entertainment, business, etc...

[guenthersiu]

Sun, now that Twitter is banning impersonation account, do you think your friend can now ban the fake user before the fake user ban the real person?

[deersakamoto]

Oh my impression was that the whole idea of "verification" disappears, other than a second tag mentioning someone being a political figure etc. The blue checkmark becomes a "subscriber badge" essentially. Is that not the case? I thought it was better than the status quo.

Also I think the fear of impersonation is overblown. It already happens in Youtube and if the creator wanted, they can do the "reddit AMA" image/video thing where they hold a sign with their username + telling people how to spot fake accounts.

[dennypage]

Sun... Happy to see your content. I really enjoy it.

[rydmerlin]

Just impersonate Elon and see how quickly things change.

[cccec]

Merci pour la vidéo et pour ton travail Sun, je vais essayer de la partager au plus possible

[dennypage]

How about everyone starts at $8 per month paid to the user in tokens for using Twitter? Isn't Twitter working towards a web3 philosophy?

[garolstipock]

I'm yet to find any real life value of twitter in my life.. I cant imagine paying for the pleasure, never mind the idea of putting my government name on it..

[cobbhc]

Sorry Sun, I'm not with you on this one. I agree anyone should be able to be verified if they can present enough concurrent credentials, but it's also a business. As you said, it used to be very difficult to get verified. In the past it's basically taken knowing someone or being a major name. Now, anyone with the concurrent credentials and $8 a month can be verified. I see this as a net positive.

[GuyCovington]

Charles Hoskinson just released a video with some good ideas regarding Twitter.

[Ultrajamz]

Yeah I really think Elon was defrauded and the twitter board should be sued

[urbanorodriguez]

Hi Sun, looking around for a ToDo list app that I can trust (fully encrypted). Do you have any recommendations? Thank you in advance.

[bigdata]

People are really making these type of videos now? Coincidence?

[wohfab]

I love the #fediverse for this. On #mastodon e. g. you can put links in your profile and verify ownership via a back-link on your website. It's incredibly easy and makes it harder for scammers. Surely, they _could_ make a copy of a website as well, but it is *much harder* to fake this, than a stupid twitter account and paying a few bucks to the scary twitter dude.