Not everyone is as knowledgeable as we are, and a lot of people don’t know about or understand how scammer-friendly Twitter’s new “verification” process is.
Twitter should be held legally responsible. By changing the meaning of “verification”, they became accessories. By charging for the check mark and displaying ads, they are directly profiting from criminal activity.
If Twitter was making a real effort to fight scammers, that would be one thing. However, their moderation is shit. If a user can find suspicious evidence, so can Twitter - if they bothered to look. Firing the mod team is an explanation, but not an excuse.
Other businesses aren’t given a pass to ignore safety standards because they “can’t afford” them. Twitter should be no different. If it can’t afford to run safely, then it can’t afford to run at all.
Not everyone is as knowledgeable as we are, and a lot of people don’t know about or understand how scammer-friendly Twitter’s new “verification” process is.
Twitter should be held legally responsible. By changing the meaning of “verification”, they became accessories. By charging for the check mark and displaying ads, they are directly profiting from criminal activity.
If Twitter was making a real effort to fight scammers, that would be one thing. However, their moderation is shit. If a user can find suspicious evidence, so can Twitter - if they bothered to look. Firing the mod team is an explanation, but not an excuse.
Other businesses aren’t given a pass to ignore safety standards because they “can’t afford” them. Twitter should be no different. If it can’t afford to run safely, then it can’t afford to run at all.