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Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system (www.neowin.net)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yous are hyping it a basic verification system which can't be bought and is handed out for the sake of showing credibility is a good thing

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The sake of credibility? What decides that though? Likes? Likes are a big problem imo. It doesn't really do anything except create echo chambers.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    IMO it's not that blue check equals credibility, but rather it equals that you are who you say you are. This is a good thing particularly when it comes to public figures/officials — not for their sake, mind you, but for the sake of other people who may see a tweet from them. If the checkmark is there, then it's them. If not, then it's an impersonator. Right now it's difficult to tell.

    Tl;dr: it doesn't make what they say real, it just makes them real.

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