Truth in Profiles

Owls - Nothing fake here

There are said to be millions of fake social media accounts that are being used to influence people's worldview, especially in politics, ideology, buying decisions, and much more.

Fakesters have been caught flooding the internet with identical commentary, all promoting a specific topic eg, climate change and how it's going to kill off the planet or how we need to vote for a particular political party.

While I'm a believer in as little government imposition in the lives of citizens as possible, I do think there is a need to legislate that organisations like Twitter, Parler, YouTube, Instagram, and the thousands of others involved in social media require proof of identity for those subscribing to their services.

Even if they charged a nominal fee paid via EFT or credit card it would improve the situation because the name on the account would have to be identical with the credit card account. Users would only be allowed two accounts, a personal account and if they had a business, a business account.

Better still, proof of identify at sign-up would be a great idea.

This would reduce much of the obnoxious commentary aimed at individuals by those hidden under pseudonyms, stop anyone having dozens of separate, ad hoc accounts to influence others on what is right or wrong. It would clean up the industry very well.

The only social media network I know that requires proof of identity, or more accurately, proof of residence, is Nextdoor. When you sign up for a Nextdoor account, you are required to verify your address, which helps verify your name. Even if you provide a fake name, you can be found via your address.

Unfortunately, this plays into the hands of the World Economic Forum elites who want to impose a one world government upon us and a social credit score. The latest madness is that we will all require a "Personal Carbon Allowance" and be penalised if we exceed it.

However, there is still time to implement the proof of identity concept and reject the unelected WEF idea of communism imposed on the unwashed masses.

#Robinoz