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by uhhhhwhaaaa 9 days ago
I would view a website that requires users to go through a lengthy verification process.

Given all the astroturfing from companies and governments, this would give a bit of trust.

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Would it? Or would it just open up another revenue stream for websites? Verified corporate accounts sure, but with prices set per number of usernames per account, billed monthly.
The actors running astroturfing will just continue to get direct access. If those sites cared about those things they would have done something long ago.

All the verification process does is making astroturfing and propaganda campaigns even more desirable.

Wasn't twitter/x meant to be that? Pay and verify to enter members club. Didn't quite take off all while destroying goodwill that blue badge used to have.
That's Facebook. How do you like it?