HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoX can now ask users for government IDs to verify their paid accountswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down121
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkX can now ask users for government IDs to verify their paid accountswww.theverge.comHLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarevenusenvy47@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoJust reading the text on the X site has some interesting contradictions, such as: Benefits: Benefit from increased trust from other users who will see your ID verification label when they hover over your blue check mark. More benefits to come: Speed up the process of obtaining a blue check mark through a simplified review process. Translation: “You can trust us more because we will take more shortcuts in verifying people.”
Just reading the text on the X site has some interesting contradictions, such as:
Benefits: Benefit from increased trust from other users who will see your ID verification label when they hover over your blue check mark.
More benefits to come: Speed up the process of obtaining a blue check mark through a simplified review process.
Translation: “You can trust us more because we will take more shortcuts in verifying people.”