On 2022-11-06 21:04, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> On 2022-11-04 15:21, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> > On 2022-11-04 15:00, Brett Delmage wrote:
> > > On Fri, 4 Nov 2022, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> > > >On 2022-11-04 13:50, James wrote:
> > > >>Nov. 4, 2022 10:25:49 Richard Guy Briggs <[email protected]>:
> > > >>>How does paying for the account prove any trustworthiness?
> > > >>
> > > >>It is only to make money.
> > > >
> > > >That was my assumption, because I don't see the connection between the
> > > >two. But it could also be used as a weeder, hedging that it will result
> > > >in a certain distribution of payers and those who care about the status
> > > >of that checkmark.
> > >
> > > or being more trustworthy.
> >
> > Maybe statistically-so, but certainly no guarantee.
> >
> > > Right now a Twitter verified account (blue Verified badge) has very
> > > specific
> > > requirements to obtain which are specific to the class of account:
> > >
> > > https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts
> > >
> > > A monthly payment requirement may get rid of many trolls and bots, which
> > > are
> > > certainly a problem on almost every social media.
> >
> > Yes. It may also get rid of many legitimate users. Who is to say where
> > this balance lies?
>
> I can't say I trust MSNBC to be unbiased here (see
> https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/msnbc/ ) but here's a perspective that
> supports the idea that identities/trust can be purchased and that the
> value of this purchase may not have been financial...
>
> Elon Musk Appears In Over His Head With Purchase Of Twitter
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2GfLxTzt7I
How's this working out?
Here are some of the 'verified' fake Twitter accounts overtaking the
platform
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/here-are-some-of-the-verified-fake-twitter-accounts-overtaking-the-platform-1.6150691
> > slainte mhath, RGB
>
> slainte mhath, RGB
slainte mhath, RGB
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