Elon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For Upwards Of $50,000www.msn.com Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) TechnologyEnglish • 11 months ago message-square59fedilinkarrow-up1142
arrow-up1142external-linkElon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For Upwards Of $50,000www.msn.com Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) TechnologyEnglish • 11 months ago message-square59fedilink
minus-square 👁️👄👁️ ( @mojo@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoI don’t see the issue of this. Usernames aren’t property.
minus-square Endorkend ( @Endorkend@kbin.social ) linkfedilink34•11 months 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 👁️👄👁️ ( @mojo@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months 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