Subj : Social networks
To   : Ron L.
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Wed Oct 01 2025 07:17:40

 RL> Online, too many people have workable ad blockers.  Then there's the
 RL> whole bot problem that inflates eyeball count.

I don't have all the answers, but I don't understand how a big company like X
couldn't use agent-detection to block all headless browsers, with exceptions for legitimate ones. I'm probably overlooking something, but sometimes these big tech companies lie about things to get their way. For example: "Due to too much spam and bot activity, the only trusted email providers are Google and Microsoft."

 RL> I think that we are moving toward a pay-for-play set up now on the
 RL> Internet.  No more free services (or free, but you are very restricted).

This reminds me of my prior paragraph; "Due to bots and impostors, Facebook now has no choice but to charge $5 per month to safeguard the platform." The kind of people who they want on their platform will walk right into that.

 RL>  AT> I appreciate you explaining all this. You're great at explaining thin
 RL>  AT> in a straightforward way. But doesn't it seem wrong for a great perso
 RL>  AT> like Megyn Kelly to have to pay to be heard?
 RL> 
 RL> The alternative is a bunch of fakes claiming to be Megyn Kelly wanting
 RL> you to hear them.

How does the verification work? Do they look at your photo ID? To me, that's the only way it could work. But they'd need to have access to government databases to check if the ID is legit.

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