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/

That will work - until you get big enough. More people you don’t know, more sophisticated scammers. Maybe you can wait until then to think about this.

We'd just nerf the impersonating acccount?