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Bluesky's use of domains to verify users has led to cybersquatting and impersonation, as domains don't offer enough social proof for the average person (Ernie Smith/Tedium) (www.techmeme.com)

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Ernie Smith / Tedium: Bluesky's use of domains to verify users has led to cybersquatting and impersonation, as domains don't offer enough social proof for the average person — An apparent extortion scheme involving famous writers and entrepreneurs lit up Bluesky the other night.

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[–] stoy 7 points 11 hours ago

Well... yeah?

DNS verification only verifies ownership of a specified domain, not weather the domain belongs to a specific entity.