Caveat emptor. Sounds like the EU wants to push privacy-invading KYC requirements.
> … and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.
That’s a wild thing to try to force a company to do with our data. And I deeply suspect they’d use that data to justify more reasons to engage in regulatory lawfare against sites like X.
The entire complaint reads as remarkably invasive. I think it’s time for the US to put the EU and UK regulatory class back in their place. How about we withhold $X*100 dollars in NATO spending for every $X dollars they fine a US company under laws like this.
It’s a politically charged subject, and I’m taking a polarizing, US-centric, anti-regulatory position towards free speech, on top of my suggestion of using NATO funding as leverage to advance US speech policy.
Plus, a lot of people feel a great deal of partisan ill-will towards X and Elon Musk, irrespective of any of these issues.
No, X wants to do that, or at least wants the benefit of pretending to offer it without the respondibility. Historically twitter offered blue checkmarks, now they offer it without verifying, simple as, it's a scam
Now they offer blue checkmarks basically meaning “this person has a paid subscription and is probably human”.
Where’s the scam?
Here is an account I just found, it fakes being the ex president of Argentina.
It has a blue check mark, the name is that of the president, it has his picture, and in tweets it appears as if it were him.
> You may not impersonate other identities of individuals, groups, or organizations to deceive others. Although you are not required to display your real identity on your profile, your account should not use false profile information to impersonate others. We allow compliant Parody, Commentary, and Fan (PCF) accounts on X only if the purpose is to discuss, satirize or share information.
How come?
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