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So now every fraudster with $5 appears legitimate? Remember blue check marks? The EU is not happy about those. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/det
by refactor_master 9mo ago
So now every fraudster with $5 appears legitimate?
Remember blue check marks? The EU is not happy about those.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_...
- bcye 9mo agoThey would appear no less legitimate then now?
- GaryBluto 9mo agoWhen has the EU been happy about anything, ever?
- Sweepi 9mo ago"On X, anyone can pay to obtain the ‘verified' status without the company meaningfully verifying who is behind the account, making it difficult for users to judge the authenticity of accounts and content they engage with." As stated in you source the EU is (among other things) not happy about Twitter calling users 'verified' while the meaning of 'verified' switched from "we did sth. to make sure the account owner is indeed the thing/person they say they are" to "the account owner is paying a monthly fee".