🗣 'I was contacted multiple times by parents of children who had been “conversing” with me online.' EastEnders star Rob Kazinsky has slammed Twitter's $8 blue tick charge over fake accounts grooming children.
after finally closing his $44billion takeover of the social media platform, and subsequently revealed a new verification system, declaring the old one ‘bulls***.’
‘Years ago, before verified accounts were a thing, back when I was on Eastenders, I was contacted multiple times by parents of children who had been “conversing” with me online,’ the‘I was informed one of these children went missing. Verification is a public service, it is a good deed performed by companies who contribute very little good to the world in my opinion. We should be making easier clearer paths to verification for everyone, not making it harder. It is their responsibility, not a business model.
‘I think that perhaps, in this age of social media, there are some CEO’s who may have forgotten the importance of protecting people, of having trustworthy sources.The True Blood actor added that he doesn’t tweet ‘much’, but reiterated that his account with a verified checkmark exists so that the fake accounts claiming to be him cannot.
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