29-04-2022, 02:06 PM
By Brian Fung, CNN
Updated 1841 GMT (0241 HKT) April 28, 2022
As the public combs through Elon Musk's Twitter (TWTR) feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social media platform he's buying for $44 billion, one mysterious line stands out: "authenticate all real humans."
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Musk could seek to require real names on accounts. Or perhaps he may continue to allow pseudonyms but require photo identification, or integration with third-party services where users are already known.
Depending on the outcome, the plan could have big ramifications for Twitter's hundreds of millions of users.
Musk's drive to "authenticate" Twitter users stems from one of his biggest pet peeves with the platform: spam accounts, particularly those that push cryptocurrency scams.
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Whatever method he chooses, York and other experts said Musk is likely to run into challenges that fall into two main categories: access and privacy.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/28/tech/...index.html
Updated 1841 GMT (0241 HKT) April 28, 2022
As the public combs through Elon Musk's Twitter (TWTR) feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social media platform he's buying for $44 billion, one mysterious line stands out: "authenticate all real humans."
......
Musk could seek to require real names on accounts. Or perhaps he may continue to allow pseudonyms but require photo identification, or integration with third-party services where users are already known.
Depending on the outcome, the plan could have big ramifications for Twitter's hundreds of millions of users.
Musk's drive to "authenticate" Twitter users stems from one of his biggest pet peeves with the platform: spam accounts, particularly those that push cryptocurrency scams.
......
Whatever method he chooses, York and other experts said Musk is likely to run into challenges that fall into two main categories: access and privacy.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/28/tech/...index.html