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Why can't we just have a social network that requires you to sign up using your government ID? No bots, no fake accounts - problem solved. There won't be any
by booleandilemma 6y ago
Why can't we just have a social network that requires you to sign up using your government ID? No bots, no fake accounts - problem solved.
There won't be any anonymity on that network, sure, but there are plenty of other social networks where you can be anonymous.
- brown9-2 6y agoWhy should I trust a social network company with my government ID when often they can’t even keep my password secure? Or why would I want to use a social network with onerous signup terms?
- throwawaysea 6y ago> There won't be any anonymity on that network, sure That's exactly why. It would allow ideas and speech with psychological safety to proliferate while everything else is shut down. It's bad enough already due to voluntary censorship (cancel culture).
- maxwell 6y agoHow would you authenticate the physical documents? https://osamabinnaughty.github.io/FakeID-Barcode/sc.html https://osamabinnaughty.github.io/FakeID-Barcode/sc.html
- whywhywhywhy 6y agoI mean Bluechecks spread misinformation and harass people all the time. Not sure how verification solves anything.
- TheAceOfHearts 6y agoWell, it definitely means you have far more at stake every time you comment or participate, since you're putting your reputation on the line and creating a public record. However, I ultimately don't think requiring IDs would be effective and it would probably expose at-risk and vulnerable groups to greater retaliatory action. It's arguably a bit classist as well, since only those who are sufficiently rich and powerful enough to protect themselves would be able to participate with impunity.
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- SixDouble5321 6y agoParler did this. When it was hacked, the reports said the copies of those IDs were in the exfiltrated data.