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Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by ad404b8a372f2b9 »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

I don't see evidence that it's the only way, Twitter is unmatched in toxicity in the social media landscape yet most other platforms allow anonymous accounts.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by thinkharderdev »

qgin wrote: post #113

“Everything that isn’t illegal is allowed” sounds great until you see what that actually means on the internet. Anyone who has ever worked in content moderation / trust & safety knows what kind of unrelenting deluge of obnoxious / disturbing / spam-filled / miserable race to the bottom of the lizard brain stuff that is constantly being pushed back on any moderately popular social media site. It seems so easy from a d…

Honestly, I think “Everything that isn’t illegal is allowed” is fine as long as Twitter only shows me content from people I follow. I think the whole "content moderation" problem is something Twitter has brought on itself. I am perfectly happy moderating my own content if they would only let me.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by Laremere »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

Youtube tried this years ago and then later quietly rolled it back. Turns out many people don't have a problem having their name attached to them being awful people on the internet, and it exposes others to real world harassment. (It also had to do with Google+'s pressure on the rest of Google, but Youtube could've kept it after Google+ failed if the real name policy was actually working.)

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by ok123456 »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

No. No one wants 'real names' online.

People just got tricked in to doing this because Facebook was centered around connecting people at college, where you interact with people in real life. It was obsolete and an aberration the moment Facebook decided to open up to the wider world.

Rate limiting solves the problem of bots crapflooding the service and turning it into a sewer. Not every account you find objectionable is a bot.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by kd913 »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

>The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds)

I'm gonna call nonsense on this. Practically every social media platform that forces real identities are cesspits because of the real name policy. Largely because of the soap box celebrities/influencers who shill their views and monetize their followers.

I prefer reddit/HN a thousand times over the garbage of twitter/FB/etc..

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by JohnWhigham »

mmastrac wrote: post #6

Part of me hopes this is the end of the social media age. I've been on twitter since the very beginning and lately it feels like it's a toxic cesspool on all sides. I say this as a twitter addict and prolific poster over more than a decade.

Lol what? We're social animals. You realize that forums were also social media? Just because the term didn't exist 20 years ago doesn't mean it wasn't a thing.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by extr »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

Part of the reason I and many others love twitter is precisely because it retains a spark of that early internet forum style community, with pseudonymity for those who want it and "Real ID" for those who want to treat it like LinkedIn or Facebook or whatever. Awful suggestion.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by raxxorraxor »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

Real identity is usually a very bad idea for most platforms with few exceptions in my opinion. Wouldn't help Twitter if exchanges get even more personal and the bottom quality content is almost always people whose identity is known anyway.

edit: Anonymous accounts that allow for detachment and people need to learn not to consume media they don't like. It is pretty easy actually. People in the public, even small ones like streamers are putting themselves out there and it can become a problem. But there isn't a technical solution, these are the age old problems of PR. This is why popular people in the public sphere have agencies just for that single problem.

The real name idea is overall pretty bad for numerous additional reasons.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by [deleted] »

Jaruzel wrote: post #254

The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds) Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user. Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide beh…

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