The following report is by Reclaim The Net:
X, a prominent social media platform, has seemingly phased out its association with the Israeli identity verification firm AU10TIX, shifting instead to American company Stripe to manage its identity verification services.
The move followed reports that AU10TIX had suffered a data leak.
This transition comes amidst concerns raised by some of X’s users regarding the safety of their personal data, particularly their photo IDs.
The call for X to disengage from AU10TIX also gained momentum after specific users highlighted the risk of intelligence sharing.
But rather than dropping the controversial digital ID system entirely, X has simply switched companies.
Starting to introduce digital IDs for social media use can severely inhibit free speech by stripping away the protective layer of anonymity and pseudonymity.
This change could deter users from expressing controversial or minority viewpoints for fear of personal or professional repercussions, particularly under oppressive regimes or in sensitive situations.
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AUTHOR COMMENTARY
I’ve previously reported that Musk has said he wants to turn then Twitter into an emulation of China’s surveillance state all-in-one app WeChat; and the continuation of the digital ID scheme just to use social media (for now) is evidence of that.
SEE: Elon Musk Says That He Wants To Transform Twitter Into The Chinese Surveillance App WeChat
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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First of all don’t go on X; I always keep my laptop camera covered(a little stuck on sliding window cover) and turn off mic, not sure of how much more ya can do.