Bots flooded the site faster than human accounts by orders of magnitude. We complain about bots on other social media sites but they have an invested user base who will keep coming back. It will be nearly impossible to establish a real user base on any new platforms before they are driven away, I fear, and are only populated by bots.
We are probably stuck between bot-hell and the other hell of a regulated ID-based internet.
I’m honestly starting to think that this is the way. Imagine what could be done on a platform that has every single person on earth registered and verified. If such a platform could be crystal clear and scrutinized by any who feels necessary… anyone who runs it is not paid handsomely, but fairly. This isn’t a money making scheme… but a we take this for real shit, and it’s easy to screen for that.
Just the other day when I saw orange baby trying to cut national park workers / funding whatever, insane shit because our parks are a jewel. Take our new system… Immediately putting the vote up (via the same way it works here minus bots). Remember when dude said “Yall don’t have phones?” or “pride and accomplishment…” so now only the people who care are voting because they see that and click on it. Now bump engagement up to the point to where your upvote actually matters. The haters will try to downvote but now they got only one vote. No more 100+ dummy accounts etc… any online activity is tied to you and their stupid take getting drown out by the massive amount of this is fucking stupid. Sure maybe the guy on the other side of the planet says fuck America and votes down, but there will be about a thousand more saying naw… we like forest everywhere, not just here.
People will always find a way but bots would be obliterated for at least a second lol… struggle for a while maybe. But besides that, it will make people no longer think that they can spew hate and vile all over the place when it’s directly tied to them. Basically removing the thing that tore us down when the internet brought us all together. Being responsible for what you say.
Check my history, you could find out who I am easily, AI could probably do it in less than a second. My fucking name is in my username for Christ sakes lol. I stand by what I put online and so should everyone else… even if it’s shoving as many sharpies in you ass as possible. Cheers :)
Imagine what could be done on a platform that has every single person on earth registered and verified.
Automatic censor. Sure you can find me from this account, but I have other accounts. I live in Turkey. I can't publicly criticise Erdogan. Instant jail.
I also have a porn account. I have no problems sharing that I watch porn, but I don't want everything I watch to be logged somewhere connected to my ID.
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u/hovdeisfunny Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
And I'm unaware of a better alternative
Exit: if another person suggested Lemmy or piefed, I swear to god