• hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Isn’t owning the domain proof enough already?

    It’s open to abuse and exploitation the same way domains are in general. An enterprising faker could register a domain that looks legit, but isn’t.

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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      And centralization solves this how? The other social networks are giving more checkmarks to grifters and scammers than they are giving them to honest people because, spoiler alert, con artists are very good at both building a following and paying bribes.

      • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org
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        I think their plan is for it to be like how website cert verification works. You have a set of trusted authorities that issue certs (or in this case verifications) and that can revoke them if needed.

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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      Yeah that’s a pretty good point. As a technical user that seems solid but for the average user that makes sense.