Twitter’s first attempt to authenticate users has ended several fake users. Now the EU has taken an important step towards a new ID solution that will be forced on major platforms.
Fraud is rampant. Hostile states use social media to manipulate democracies with fake online profiles.
If people could be sure they were talking to real, authentic people, that would help. The problem is that very few countries in the world have solutions to verify users.
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