I’ve been a social media hermit for the past 3 years but recently I’ve given up and created a few accounts across different apps again. It’s unreal how strict the requirements are now.
- Give e-mail (ok)
- Give phone number (… eeh, ok)
- Use the new account for a while
- Account suspended, please upload selfie to continue (no thanks xi). There are also some verification promps where you have to record a video and rotate your face left to right
If this isn’t a message to move to indie web I don’t know what is
Techbros? You’re contributing to the mental health abuse of some poor person trying to feed their family. What in the world makes you think content moderators are doing any better than anybody else in today’s world, that they have the power and freedom to pick and choose their jobs and responsibilities? This is equivalent to abusing baristas for Starbucks’ shitty business practices.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57088382