Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoElon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For Upwards Of $50,000www.msn.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down10
arrow-up1140arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For Upwards Of $50,000www.msn.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-square👁️👄👁️@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI don’t see the issue of this. Usernames aren’t property.
minus-squareEndorkend@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 year agoBecause it’ll be used by questionable sources to farm accounts with history and of well known people to enroll in astroturfing, propaganda and straight up scams.
minus-square👁️👄👁️@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThose accounts are already being used for that purpose and are sold on underground forums
I don’t see the issue of this. Usernames aren’t property.
Because it’ll be used by questionable sources to farm accounts with history and of well known people to enroll in astroturfing, propaganda and straight up scams.
Those accounts are already being used for that purpose and are sold on underground forums