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by cnst 2494 days ago
He already does it on his other account — @BraveSampson.

Here's a screenshot of both accounts side-by-side, compare and contrast:

* https://twitter.com/Mcnst/status/1166520716826763264

Obviously, if this original review were to come from Brave or a Brave-employee directly, it probably would have been taken differently than coming from a "grass-roots" individual, hence the intentional deception on his part.

Twitter explicitly allows one to have multiple accounts as long as you use them for different purposes; in this instance, it's very difficult to see what purpose this Brave-less account has (other than intentionally misleading the public by hiding the Brave affiliation whilst still talking about browsers).

1 comments

There's no intentional deception here. My followers on Twitter know for whom I work, but that doesn't mean every tech-related Tweet is a work item. I didn't pump this post, I wrote it for the people who follow me on Twitter. Be kind.