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Elon Musk tweeting that "verification through the payment system plus phones but allowing pseudonyms is the least bad solution I can think of" in response to a demand for less anonymity (and Jack saying that would be a big mistake).

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Elon Musk tweeting that "verification through the payment system plus phones but allowing pseudonyms is the least bad solution I can think of" in response to a demand for less anonymity (and Jack saying that would be a big mistake).
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Jeff Kosseff (jkosseff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 23:25:04 JST Jeff Kosseff

Many authoritarian countries would be thrilled if Twitter verified the identities of all users.
RT @mmasnick@twitter.com
Maybe instead of YOU trying to think up "the least bad solution" you should TALK TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE STUDIED THIS ISSUE FOR OVER A DECADE. This issue has been studied. Repeatedly.
And your "least bad" idea puts people at tremendous risk.
??: https://twitter.com/mmasnick/status/1593855170957279232

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