Instagram Threatened Removal of Verified Status for Posting Snapchat Content

Post by rahidz » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 2:59 PM UTC

UserIsUnused wrote: post #25

im3w1l wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Call me paranoid but it seems increasingly that Big Tech uses all their avenues to force conformity. The message is that if you don't do what we want, bad things start happening. It can happen anytime anywhere and you wont necessarily know why. It's about encouraging a helpless, submissive, fearful mentality. Maybe they'll no longer show you as verified. Maybe your posts will be demoted a bit in the feed. Maybe you n…

Just using private browsing and UBO makes you see more reCaptchas from google and sites using it

Post by privateSFacct » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 3:00 PM UTC

danShumway wrote: post #59

> Links asking someone to add you on another service aren’t supported on Instagram That's some weasel-wording right there. "Not supported" makes it sound like this is a feature they'd need to code that they haven't gotten around to yet. It's not -- they needed to take the time to explicitly block something that would otherwise work by default. Phrasing it as "Links asking someone to add you on another service are not…

Post by yjftsjthsd-h » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 3:03 PM UTC

privateSFacct wrote: post #93

danShumway wrote: post #59

> Links asking someone to add you on another service aren’t supported on Instagram That's some weasel-wording right there. "Not supported" makes it sound like this is a feature they'd need to code that they haven't gotten around to yet. It's not -- they needed to take the time to explicitly block something that would otherwise work by default. Phrasing it as "Links asking someone to add you on another service are not…

Isn't inviting folks to add you on another service how most of the scam / paid date etc folks operate? I used to get messages from random women asking me to add them on other services a fair bit.

Post by 1f60c » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 3:04 PM UTC

aqme28 wrote: post #86

mc32 wrote: post #7

This “verified” nonsense is silly. Twitter knew who Assange was but refused to “verify” him. They should change what they call verified to another label like “goodie two-shoes” instead. As it is is a complete misnomer. It’s basically used to get users to behave a certain way and if they don’t conform they don’t get verified or if they are verified it gets revoked.

Consider also https://twitter.com/AlbertEinstein It's not a long-dead scientist, but is still verified as such.

Post by swebs » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 3:07 PM UTC

privateSFacct wrote: post #93

danShumway wrote: post #59

> Links asking someone to add you on another service aren’t supported on Instagram That's some weasel-wording right there. "Not supported" makes it sound like this is a feature they'd need to code that they haven't gotten around to yet. It's not -- they needed to take the time to explicitly block something that would otherwise work by default. Phrasing it as "Links asking someone to add you on another service are not…

Isn't inviting folks to add you on another service how most of the scam / paid date etc folks operate? I used to get messages from random women asking me to add them on other services a fair bit.