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    RL> Online, too many people have workable ad blockers.  Then there's the   
    RL> whole bot problem that inflates eyeball count.   
      
   I don't have all the answers, but I don't understand how a big company like X   
   couldn't use agent-detection to block all headless browsers, with exceptions   
   for legitimate ones. I'm probably overlooking something, but sometimes these   
   big tech companies lie about things to get their way. For example: "Due to too   
   much spam and bot activity, the only trusted email providers are Google and   
   Microsoft."   
      
    RL> I think that we are moving toward a pay-for-play set up now on the   
    RL> Internet.  No more free services (or free, but you are very restricted).   
      
   This reminds me of my prior paragraph; "Due to bots and impostors, Facebook   
   now has no choice but to charge $5 per month to safeguard the platform." The   
   kind of people who they want on their platform will walk right into that.   
      
    RL>  AT> I appreciate you explaining all this. You're great at explaining thin   
    RL>  AT> in a straightforward way. But doesn't it seem wrong for a great perso   
    RL>  AT> like Megyn Kelly to have to pay to be heard?   
    RL>    
    RL> The alternative is a bunch of fakes claiming to be Megyn Kelly wanting   
    RL> you to hear them.   
      
   How does the verification work? Do they look at your photo ID? To me, that's   
   the only way it could work. But they'd need to have access to government   
   databases to check if the ID is legit.   
      
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