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RockRaven

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12. If Twitter moves towards stronger identity verification -- which might sound like a good thing

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:37 PM

Oct 2022

to some users concerned about bots and trolls -- consider if you really want to give whatever further personal information that verification process requires to a company run by this person/in this manner.

Do you really want Elon and his minions to have easy immediate access to your name, mailing address, street address, birthday, phone number, credit card number, etc? How much do you trust him/them?

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A serious consideration for Twitter users. [View all] MineralMan Oct 2022 OP

I'm not concerned... brooklynite Oct 2022 #1

OK. You do you. MineralMan Oct 2022 #2

I think most Twitter users will... brooklynite Oct 2022 #5

I tend to be a cautious person. MineralMan Oct 2022 #13

It will be too late at that point. W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #7

How would this be different from before 2020? brooklynite Oct 2022 #11

They had trustworthy leadership then. W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #20

I've been on twitter 16 years ..... LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #3

Time to dump Twitter. rubbersole Oct 2022 #4

Hard to know where Musk will take things but I'd consider leaving Twitter dutch777 Oct 2022 #6

I have left it, already. MineralMan Oct 2022 #9

That's sad leftstreet Oct 2022 #18

My presence on Twitter was completely apolitical. MineralMan Oct 2022 #19

I have a friend who is active on Twitter & started using it to troll Trump back in '16... Hekate Oct 2022 #8

It's something to consider. MineralMan Oct 2022 #17

But remember, Facebook is A-OK! n/t Coventina Oct 2022 #10

Facebook is pretty stable at the moment. MineralMan Oct 2022 #15

Facebook/Meta may be stable, but Zuckerberg's pivot to "metaverse" has crashed the stock, usonian Oct 2022 #24

You could be right, of course. MineralMan Oct 2022 #25

You bet. There's a long history of disgruntled people wreaking havoc on the way out the door. usonian Oct 2022 #27

If Twitter moves towards stronger identity verification -- which might sound like a good thing RockRaven Oct 2022 #12

Thank you. Good advice on changing the password. dmr Oct 2022 #14

Those are wise words MM FakeNoose Oct 2022 #16

IMO, Musk is impulsive, reckless and unconcerned about consequences of his decisions and actions. usonian Oct 2022 #21

Kick dalton99a Oct 2022 #22

I hereby declare Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #23

OK. I guess I wasn't not talking to you in the first place. MineralMan Oct 2022 #26