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sab , to technology in X is working on ID verification, what’s next?

Very.

sab , to technology in Twitter/X removing the block feature

Without the Block feature spammers, scammers, and crazies can destroy anyones posts by filling it with dick pics, scams, gore, anything.

Pretty sure they’d only destroy their own account with that - they’d be 1 report away from being banned. If none of your followers were to report it, it’s probably time to cancel your account.

sab , to technology in Twitter/X removing the block feature

Fair enough. I never used the algorithm timeline that inserts strangers into your stream so that was never an issue for me. Just the people I follow, chronologically, for me. Whether I block them or not, people who really want to would still be able to read my tweets. Blocking them just gives them more acknowledgement than they deserve.

I haven’t deleted mine yet, but I only seldom check it. Left this video as a pinned post though, it might inspire some people to quit as well.

sab , to technology in X is working on ID verification, what’s next?

Ha.

Not one capable of registering all the minute details of my ID, no.

sab , to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

So… Just theoretical applications so far?

sab , (edited ) to technology in Twitter/X removing the block feature

This is going to get buried, but I think it’s important to note that block on twitter (unlike on most platforms) works both ways. You can still mute an account, and you won’t see any of their content or mentions.

By removing block, it means you can no longer block a person from following you, but you can still prevent seeing their stuff. After all - all that person has to do see your public tweets is open an incognito browser window, and view your profile. If you have a private profile, none of this applies to begin with. So in that sense, I agree with Elon - block in its current form on twitter makes no sense.

Edit: Responding directly onto your posts - good point, I hadn’t considered that. It’s partially circumvented by changing the setting so can comment on your posts, but I agree that’s more effort. For all the other things though - if you block someone now they can just take a screenshot of your tweet and comment on that.

sab , to technology in Twitter/X removing the block feature

Damn it, uwe. This is why we can’t have nice things.

sab , to technology in X is working on ID verification, what’s next?

Show, yes. Take a picture of, no.

sab , to technology in X is working on ID verification, what’s next?

I had to get a Facebook account in order to get an api token (for work). So I used a fake name. That apparently triggered something, because I then also had to supply legal id. What’s a guy to do in that case?

Well, obviously the only sensible thing you can do under those circumstances. I just grabbed an example drivers license for my country online, photo shopped my fake name into it, changed since serial numbers, and pasted another face over the black and white photo. The original used a woman’s face with curly hair - turns out that if you neatly paste a man’s eyes, nose and mouth in there, he looks like a hardrocker. Next step: print it out on paper, take a picture of that from some distance, and submit it to Facebook as proof. Funnily enough, they approved it.

Since I didn’t really need to use the account itself, I set it to only accept friend requests from Friends of Friends. But still, whenever I logged in with it, I got a popup that my account was showing “suspicious behaviour”. And that’s how you submit your id to social media.

sab , to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

Ah, probably my filter bubble then.

I’d like to read more about this, do you know of any specific cases?

sab , to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

Have a good weekend ;)

sab , to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

Can you give a real life example of that being applied?

sab , to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

You’re right. I’ve edited my question to make it easier for NFTs to qualify. After all, cars do the same as horses, but a whole lot better.

So what is a practical application of NFTs that, now that it’s implemented, makes someone’s life so much better?

sab , to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

If we’re just going for semantics, don’t you mean more than 1 for them to qualify as “people”?

sab , (edited ) to technology in A key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.

Are there any practical (non-theoretical) uses for NFTs that couldn’t be done otherwise easier/better without them though?

Edited to make it easier for NFTs to show their worth.

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