LanceUlanoff
Here's another Mastodon problem. FAKE accounts. https://mastodon.cloud/media/qGXNmpa3Llr9nNrjWSM
Apr 7, 2017 at 3:47pmWeb
Show thread0xADADAApr 7, 2017
@LanceUlanoff thats a feature, not a bug.
Show threadPatrick AndersenApr 7, 2017
@LanceUlanoff That's also a Twitter problem though. Have you SEEN how many fake trumps are on birbsite?
Show threadSoup-Like Gender Homogenate ✅Apr 7, 2017
@LanceUlanoff This _is_ a problem, but one I think can be solved, and not the way Twitter does it. One advantage of a network of small instances is that you don't have the scale issues around moderation that Twitter does. An active admin can boot fraudulent users easily. Instances full of assholes can be blocked from federating.
Show threadBill SempfApr 7, 2017
@LanceUlanoff That's not a fake account. It's a real account. It's just not Trump.
Show threadLanceUlanoffApr 7, 2017
@Sempf Then it's fake. Sheesh, this is maddening.
Show threadBill SempfApr 7, 2017
@LanceUlanoff Maybe we'll go back to assuming that everything we read online is false, as it should be.
Show threadNick ♨️Apr 7, 2017
@LanceUlanoff You mean, not official, or verified. Fake, no it is not. Now, it would be cool to keep with the decentralized nature of Mastodon, to use some sort of blockchain to verify people.
Show threadLanceUlanoffApr 7, 2017
@Izzmo My name is Lance. That is real. My name is Donald. That is Fake. My face looks like Moby's. That is true. My face looks just like Donald Trump. That is false. Why is this so hard to get? DJT is not on Mastodon, but someone is posting as him. Again. Sheesh!