This. Your online ID should be directly linked to your real ID.
Yeah but only if you want to tweet to a verified account, for those who value anonymity
Simple?
Sorry I don't see why is not a solution or part of one?
Why are you conflating the two posts? I said nothing about arrests. If you as a verified twitter account holder want the protection of only being tweeted to by people with verified IDs then you should have that privilege if you want it. That way if people want to remain using the platform anonymously they can do so, but if they want to interact with a verified account that chooses this setting then they have to be ID verified. I cannot see any other way to do it except for the abused account owners leaving twitter.
Does that not massively discriminate against most of the world though?
Why can they not properly verify themselves? Most or if not all twitter users have access to a phone right?
I explained why I don't see this working, not sure what is not clear.
That sounds sensible to me, but I don't see how it solves the problem as probably most racist posts are not direct interaction. Those posts might be less visible but they can still talk shite using other hashtags for wider range right?
That is extremely unfair. Not having the ultimate answer on how to handle the issue is not the same as him being OK with abuse.
That would be up to twitter, if there is no direct contact with the account then that is something. I saw posters directly attacking the three lads.
Okay that may be unfair but what is your suggestion?
The majority of the world cannot magic up ID that would do an acceptable job of identifying them. Having a phone is not ID.
I'm no social media specialist, but it's not like Rashford and co are getting direct messages from random people right? Not sure what you mean by direct attack, maybe I am missing something.
I don't know what the answer is. I really wish I did. I can't imagine what it's like to receive such hateful abuse.
It's awful to see this decisive, antagonist nonsense still being written. Horrid attitude.
Exactly. Online ID might be a solution for a very very small number of highly developed (not only technologically, but also culturally) places in the world, but it creates many more problems in all the other areas.
If you dont like it you know what to do.
The Beanysports guy had his twitter account suspended for 4 months because of unverified claims against him. He only just got it back. It affected his youtube income. If the person who made the unsubstantiated claims had their ID verified they probably wouldnt have done it.
How can they be found by an abusive ex if their ID is for twitter verification only? We arent talking about them having to use their real names to post. The ID only comes into play if said account has been abusive to other twitter users. Twitter can then send the ID to the appropriate authorities.
Again the purpose of ID verification isnt that the real name is to be used on the twitter account. Its only to be used if the account has breached Twitter TOS by abusing other accounts.
The point is they shouldn't have to. Maybe having to give real ID, even if it is only to Twitter might stop some vulnerable people from having an account and it shouldn't be that way. There needs to be a solution that doesn't involve forcing the vast majority of people who use twitter like normal people to have to provide ID so we can track down the people who use it to dish out abuse.
ID is only required if you want to talk to verified accounts though that was my point. You wont be able to tweet to a celebrity, or any public figure who chooses to set up their account that way. If Marcus Rashford for example only wants people to respond to his tweets who are ID verified then if you want to respond to his tweet you must be verified. If not then you cannot respond to his tweet. It doesnt impinge on you using twitter any other way.
That's fine. If people who are verified only want to be contacted by other verified people they should have that option in their settings. My issue is with people suggesting you should need to provide ID to have a twitter account at all.
Nah Im all for people using social media anonymously as long as they dont use it to abuse others. The above method is the only way I see it working.
This! Sadly there are professional trolls these days, and they feed on the attention. Personally I would never be bothered by abuse from faceless cowards, but I understand how hurtful it can be to these young players. Surely the tech companies can make it impossible for them to post to the players directly, and leave them shouting at thin air, while being rightfully ignored. Take away their oxygen and they'll crawl back under their rocks. Or more likely find another sad hobby.
They can still use the “I was hacked” excuse. Very hard to disprove such a claim.
It should be a setting available to verified accounts. Only accept responses and DMs by other verified accounts. If there are some verified accounts who are nutty enough to want to keep the status quo and have interaction with the wider anonymous internet, that's their choice. Which carries the known risks.
defeats the purpose. Celebs like interreacting with their fans and many won't want to hand ID over to 3rd party social media companies known for selling data. Solution could be to allow users to limit what type of terms/content can be posted on THEIR page e.g. if you want you can ban monkey emojis on your page specifically and others of your choice. But only under your posts
That's fine from the perspective of social media stand point.
Then they can feck off and send them fan mail.
I have emails that aren't connected to my identity so its always been this. Its not so much about anonymity but protection of our data which has already been abused. Also many demographics of people don't actually have forms of ID so this becomes discriminatory practices. Anonymity can also be actually quite useful as you can protect yourself from being bullied or protect children from Paedos. Imagine a child wants to use social media but maybe doesn't want their real details to be searched and found by stalkers/paedos etc. If I was a young girl who had been approached by Paedos online I would probably make a new anonymous account so I'm not bothered by weirdos but can connect with my fav celebs. Its about being as inclusive as possible while also protecting users. Its not just about celebs protection
They may be posting racist tweets but not at the people they are abusing
Isntt here a "who can reply" feature? Ive seen it ocassionally on there
You dont have to verify your ID unless you want to interact with celebs. Also this would only be if the public figure or celeb sets their account this way. Some may not give a feck what Darren and Karen from Grimsby say to them others may care so they may choose to limit the accound to ID verified only interaction.
