Chinese sextortion scammer accounts have flooded X (previously Twitter) since April after the platform introduced a new blue-check policy allowing users to buy verified badges. They target the Chinese community’s most prominent voices, alienating many users who had turned to the platform as a crucial news source outside the Great Firewall. Some users have decided to take matters into their own hands, organizing online campaigns and creating software to identify, block, and harass scammers.

  • @carl_dungeon@lemmy.world
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    210 months ago

    Why the fuck does anyone still use twitter after all this nonsense this year. “Oh, there’s a turd in the punch bowl ? Pour me another cup!”.