mastermind@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoElon Musk takes over @x Twitter account without paying ownerwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down118
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk takes over @x Twitter account without paying ownerwww.telegraph.co.ukmastermind@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squarecooljacob204@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down12·1 year agoThey didn’t really “steal” the account. The moved it to a different handle.
minus-squareNeato@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoSo they stole the account’s name. It’s identity which is everything on social media.
minus-squareHeresy_generator@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoYeah, it’s like if you took “google.com” from Alphabet and replaced it with “google12345678998765.com”; they had a web URL and they still have a web URL so it’s basically the same thing.
minus-squareChozo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThus removing any value that account may have once had. So it’s still effectively stealing.
They didn’t really “steal” the account. The moved it to a different handle.
So they stole the account’s name. It’s identity which is everything on social media.
Yeah, it’s like if you took “google.com” from Alphabet and replaced it with “google12345678998765.com”; they had a web URL and they still have a web URL so it’s basically the same thing.
Thus removing any value that account may have once had. So it’s still effectively stealing.