New by me @washingtonpost:
"That's a great Facebook account you've got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it."
Facebook & Twitter asking us to pay for basic account security & service reminds me of a mob protection racket.
Shame on this $$$ grab: https://wapo.st/3xOJucE
Ewwww, but also ohh!
Can a severed finger unlock a phone?
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Sign up, it's free from @washingtonpost and it's great! https://wapo.st/3koD8x6
More evidence Twitter verification isn't verifying much:
It just gave a grey check for government to a fake Congressman.
Twitter account @RepZachNunn even says Parody. Real @ZachNunn has no check.
I wrote last week @washingtonpost about getting verified as a fake Senator: https://wapo.st/3VHo2Qg
Oops! I did it again:
I created a Twitter account pretending to be Senator Ed Markey (with his permission) and applied for Blue “verification.”
And once again, Twitter took my $8, asked zero questions and gave the fake account a blue checkmark.
New by me @washingtonpost
Elon Musk is right about this much: Shadowbanning is real.
It’s time for social media companies to come clean about when and how they reduce people’s reach—and who it really hurts.
Spoiler: It’s not just conservatives.
