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 <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca>: > > >>>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 > slainte mhath, RGB slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org