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Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack? by eternalban on Friday July 17, 2020 @08:23AM (#23869723)
Remedy is painfully obvious: make an example of Twitter and pass laws that holds platform operators liable. That should fix all sorts of security problems.
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Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack? by eternalban on Friday July 17, 2020 @09:28AM (#23870219)
This is my line of reasoning:

Company X presents the public with communications of known public figure. Company X assures the public, via a blue checkmark, that said communications are from a "verified" account.

Shouldn't company X be liable if someone other than the known figure is making public statements?

It seems logical, fair, and a societal 'good thing', that company X should either let go of the pretense of "verified" communications, or get its act together, or pay the legal price.

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