KOLs are panicking over X suspensions.

Now, some are telling you to upload your ID to X to help you avoid a suspension.

Why I won't do it - and why doing so is a serious opsec risk for anyone on Crypto Twitter. 🧵

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2/ Let me be 100% clear:
I'd rather get suspended than doxxed.
Crypto is about self-sovereignty.
So, uploading my government ID to a platform with a proven history of data leaks?
That's not a safety net. It's a threat. 🚨

3/ It's facts: Some accounts have been suspended recently. And yes, most weren't ID-verified.
But when did "verify or get banned" become official policy?

There's 0% guarantee your ID protects your account.
There's 100% risk if the data leaks. 💧

4/ X has already leaked user data before.
Probably even internal tools were abused.
The data exposed:

📧 Emails
📞 Phone numbers

Now imagine your full name, address, birthday, and ID added to the stack. Bad actors would love that!

6/ Want to reduce suspension risk without giving up your identity?
✅ Avoid engagement farming
✅ Stop spamming comments
✅ No farming groups "like for like"
✅ Add value to your replies
✅ Avoid using bots, stay human

7/ If you've already doxxed, I get it. Your threat model is different.
But for the rest of us? Think twice.
Protecting your account is one thing.
Protecting your identity is everything.

8/ This is the opposite of web3. We did choose decentralization to escape the gatekeepers of web2 that control everything.

5/ Many of us choose not to dox for a reason.
Creators. Artists. Builders. Sleuths. Educators.

Pseudonymity is protective.

Are you willing to give that up for suspension paranoia? I wouldn't.