Twitter wants your government ID and biometric data. No this isn't clickbait. X, I know, X has introduced new verification requirements for Blue users where they must submit a selfie and a picture of their government-issued ID.

I'm going to split this video into two parts. The first part looks at the real reason why Elon wants this data. The second part looks at, if we ignore the real reasons he wants the data... why we shouldn't give it to him.

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Chapters -

📺 0:00 - Intro - Why is Elon Musk asking Twitter Blue users to submit their government ID's
📺 0:38 - Part 1 - The real reason Elon Musk is asking Twitter Blue users to share their government IDs.
📺 2:46 - Part 2 - Twitter X's proposed verification system for Blue Users

OTHER VIDEOS -

Facebook -

👉 The Evil Business Model of WhatsApp - https://youtu.be/YumfmeBYPhQ
👉 How Facebook uses your period data to sell you stuff - https://youtu.be/WazCiuVKlbY
👉 Facebook Shadow Profiles explained - https://youtu.be/sR8M8hZxuPo
👉 Every toxic thing Facebook did in 2021 - https://youtu.be/aRWB81qrzts
👉 Can Facebook be forced to delete the algorithm? Yes, here's why. https://youtu.be/fHZftxVdeGM

Amazon -

👉 Amazon Go's toxic longterm plan - https://youtu.be/YQCpHVWxUrE
👉 Every toxic thing Facebook did in 2021 - https://youtu.be/ha4_2GS2_HA

Twitter -

👉 Why is Twitter so toxic - https://youtu.be/lT7e_P8rfuk

Everything else -

👉 Why Tinder ruined your dating life - https://youtu.be/pNR2We-Srro
👉 The Rise of Dark Patterns - https://youtu.be/cjMbtDcHL7k
👉 All the privacy issues in Clubhouse app - https://youtu.be/HfZJZl22mg0
👉 8 counter-arguments to common privacy misconceptions - https://youtu.be/7RcjYdn3I5U
👉 You're wrong about the value of NFTs - https://youtu.be/zfPYMRbSne4
👉 How social media has changed how we talk - https://youtu.be/gZ-nW2kRkuY
👉 Here's why you don't read the terms of service - https://youtu.be/zni2DiCQ7rU

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Simon Caine is an English award-winning comedian, writer, author, podcaster and human based in Edinburgh Scotland. He makes a video a week, released every Sunday.

Over the last decade, he's performed all over the world, from London to NYC to Australia. His most recent show "every room becomes a panic room when you overthink enough" got 5* reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe where he sold out the run.

Previously he opened for Trevor Lock, Ben Miller and Henry Ginsberg as well as gigged on the same bill as people like Terry Alderton, Mark Dolan, Matthew Crosby and Bec Hill.

He's been featured in the Huffington Post “Tweets of the Week” feature several times and had jokes/writing appeared in The Poke and other publications. He hates writing in the third person.