Post #2360597

2026-05-10 21:39 UTC

The reason the platforms want ID is to differentiate the humans from the bots. Then they can show real humans the ads and make more money.

Replies (3)

@teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-10 22:00

You believe that? I have an exciting investment opportunity for you because you are so naive.

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@4am@lemmy.zip 2026-05-10 23:01

The real reasons platforms want ID is so the government can harass whoever is talking shit and organizing against them. The secondary reason isn’t to distinguish them from bots to show them ads, it’s to coincide with confidence the multiple likely existing profiles of people across multiple platforms, help evade privacy measures like adblocksrs and VPNs. Never be critical again and be a good consumer. We will control all that you see and hear.

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@Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-10 22:58

First, there’s no reason for the snarky attitude. Second, knowing for sure that a given user is human would definitely make their traffic more valuable.

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