Just days after Elon Musk suggested that he might charge all users to use his social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, someone hacked into Donald Trump Jr.’s account, leaving many in doubt about paying to use an outlet that can’t safeguard their cybersecurity.
Musk put forth the proposal to charge X users weeks after he announced that ad revenue was down 60 percent on the platform, going after organizations like the Anti-Defamation League for pressuring advertisers to be more vigilant about the rise in anti-Semitic and hate speech among the outlet’s users.
According to Axios, the exact reason Musk stated for instituting a charge is “to combat vast armies of bots.” Bots wouldn’t be able to create accounts if they can’t register banking information.
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Even so, people aren’t sold on the idea, and the recent hack of an account belonging to a high-profile figure like Donald Trump Jr. is only increasing misgivings.
A spokesperson for the embattled former president’s son reported that the account was hacked on Wednesday. The hacker or hackers in question shared numerous erratic and false posts, including one announcing his father, Donald Trump’s death.
Now, people are going after Musk for even proposing charging users if he can’t even soundly secure their accounts.
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