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

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 have encountered this issue on X. Very quickly put off by the request to dox myself. I think wallet verification makes sense but you needed to have externally confirmed that wallet belongs to the high profile individual (and also was not compromised).