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Twitter/X new ID Verification - First Look (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by DarkUFO@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Thanks to Popcrave https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ

Who here is going to put their ID and photo on X/Twitter

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[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

community notes mention this will be a feature of X premium.

premium.

[–] s1vgm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's just the first step before TwitterX turns into an "everything" app.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

They're really struggling with this whole "verification" thing. Maybe getting rid of verification on the first place just to sell an emoji next to people's name was a bad idea in the first place!

[–] funnystuff97@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

My expectations were low, but holy shit.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Cmon! Why people are still using it?

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I mean, I never used Twitter in the first place so I'm not the target audience; but this would be a hard pass for me.

[–] blazera@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

where did this image come from?

[–] DarkUFO@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's in the link in the OP

Via https://twitter.com/nima_owji who is known for leaking twitter updates etc

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[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

"take a sefie" followed by TOS

[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Literally 1984

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[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Run forest RUUUNN!

[–] postmeridiem@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Fediverse about to be eating good

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