This was apparently preceded by the intervention of ex-boss Elon Musk, following the arrest of a suspect in the high-profile murder of a CEO in New York. His social network was first praised for the fact that the account remained accessible and later criticized for the fact that it was blocked. he promised to take care of itThis happened without their knowledge. The account later resurfaced and is now considered “verified”, even though no verification was done.
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Blue tick, although not all requirements are met
Since the 26-year-old man, who was arrested on Monday, was accused of shooting and fatally wounding the managing director of billion-dollar US insurer United Healthcare on the street last week, the search for traces of the man Has started online. , To date, it has been common for online services to take the relevant profile offline in such cases, for example to prevent glorification. The situation was similar on Twitter, but things have changed under Elon Musk. It is not clear why the account was restored and, above all, why a blue tick was given. This requires the account user to, among other things, Have been active in the 30 days before verificationWhich he clearly wasn’t.
So while X needed some time to clarify how to deal with the suspect’s account, those on Instagram and the threads were blocked. An account on Goodreads that contains information about that person’s reading has been made private. This means that their reviews are no longer available. The person was arrested on Monday. Among other things, he also had identification documents that were related to the murder. A 3D-printed pistol was also found from him. According to Wired, the template for it was published three years ago, so the model is considered particularly reliable. Hundreds or thousands of bullets can be fired from such a weapon.
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