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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @random_ 1 Feb \ parent \ on: How do i know that 'social media' accounts and posts... aren't mostly Bots? lightning

I'm not arguing whether the pay-to-post mechanism would work, I'm questioning how you prove a post was paid for?

Like, this comment could have been free for me to make because I have special privileges. How can you prove otherwise?

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @028559d218 OP 2 Feb

Well... how would the platforms sustain themselves if they dole out "special privileges" to too many users?

They wouldn't. Platforms will take a small percentage of the posts and the 'fees' in sats that people pay to post... and use them to fund the platform.

As opposed to doing it today through advertising/data collection.

How can you "know" that people aren't bots today? Or that their posts don't have 'special privileges' on Twatter?

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @random_ 2 Feb

Or that their posts don't have 'special privileges' on Twatter?

That's exactly what I'm saying 🙄

You'll just end up paying to talk to bots.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @028559d218 OP 2 Feb

Bots don't pay

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @random_ 2 Feb

It's like you agree with me but you don't even realize it.

Are you a bot?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @028559d218 OP 2 Feb

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