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I don't know why @Facebook isn't capable of preventing fake-accounts to pop up.
@tristanharris talked about it in his podcast #Yourundividedattention.
E.g. FB wasn't even capable to distinguish impersonators from the original @SheTalksFinance
Here might be a solution:
If
1. our web would incentivise us to act in good faith
2. websites would be capable of proofing the validity of accounts on a much more fundamental level, i.e. if our browser starts to connect to a website or if we login
3. It'll be possible to identify spam or dummy identities
To achieve that, our web needs to use natively encrypted datatransferprotocols (i.e. replacing #HTTPS with #UDSP) which are capable of identity certificates and cryptographic key-pairs.
Then technology will do a great job of filtering these scammy accounts.
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NEW EPISODE of #YourUndividedAttention: "Mr. Harris [Zooms] to Washington"

On April 27, I testified for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on how social media algorithms rewire society, alongside policy leads for FB, Twitter, YouTube.

↘️Listen here: bit.ly/3bhBndD Image
In this episode, @aza and I reflect on what was different since I last testified to the Senate in 2019, challenge the "we fixed it" arguments of tech platforms, share what I wish I'd said in the hearing, and tactical solutions like Amplification Transparency & Liability:
My goal was to transform the conversation:

Fixing social media isn't about filtering out a greater % of "bad content" but fixing a broken "Engagement Model" that profits from turning American society into a narcissistic cacophony that prevent us from solving ANY of our problems
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