He’s waiting for the Android and website version to be live. Why would he start the BOOMS now before he has the app fully available for EVERY person?
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Requiring an email address doesn't prevent spam bots on other social media sites. Why would it prevent them on Truth Social?
Because they are being reviewed by actual people, not flawed algorithms. That's why it's taking so long.
I don't understand how using people to verify an email address would prevent bots.
Wouldn't they be doing the same thing as the algorithm? (Also, could you explain how the algorithms are flawed on other social media sites?) It's simply checking to see if an email address is real.
What are humans doing that goes above and beyond checking to see if an email address is valid?
I'm not being snarky here. I'm honestly curious as to what you believe is happening there.
I didn't say it would prevent bots, but it certainly slows them down.
But how so? What is Truth Social doing differently than other sites that would slow down bots?
If having humans verifying emails is your answer, then what are they doing beyond checking that an email is valid?
Without having to verify an email address, it's much easier to write an automated program that creates usernames. A 14 year old with some skills could create thousands of usernames in no time without much effort. Requiring a verified email makes it more difficult to automate the process.
Gotcha. I believe I wrongly interpreted your initial post. Apologies for that. ✌️
Requiring an email address is done so that a verification email can be sent. Clicking the link in the verification email proves that a live human is requesting the account. There are probably some ways around this, but it cuts down drastically on the resources needed to filter out bots and spammers. Otherwise the site fills up with garbage and it becomes useless.
I use e-mail verification on my sites as I feel that providing a phone number is too intrusive for many.