TLDR - can we try zk-based account verification on @farcaster??

A sufficiently decentralized social network. farcaster.xyz

For example, someone creates @drw.eth (almost identical to dwr.eth), or @danromero, and posts or DMs ppl, intending to scam them of crypto. You find out, and you report to (er, yourself, haha), and ask the bad accounts to be taken down. But for Farcaster to believe you, they ask you to provide your ID docs (like X, Facebook, etc do).

Impersonation is a common problem in social media. Has it not yet gotten to Farcaster? e.g.

Working on Farcaster and Warpcast. Longer thoughts at https://dwr.email

We'd just nerf the impersonating acccount?

For example, someone creates @drw.eth (almost identical to dwr.eth), or @danromero, and posts or DMs ppl, intending to scam them of crypto. You find out, and you report to (er, yourself, haha), and ask the bad accounts to be taken down. But for Farcaster to believe you, they ask you to provide your ID docs (like X, Facebook, etc do).

Impersonation is a common problem in social media. Has it not yet gotten to Farcaster? e.g. https://www.wired.com/story/classic-scam-steals-bitcoin-on-twitter/

I feel extremely anxious doing verifications where, once again, all my data will get leaked. Would prefer ZK and control over what data is necessary when. But I’m not a normal user imo. Dunno if would help qdau

Sybil accounts, bots, farming, etc. zKpass would work well. It’s a browser extension that already allows users to attest their Farcaster accounts. LayerEdge recently used it for POH and the farmers were cooked.