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Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. (mashable.com)
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[–] gunnm@monero.town 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This can be done with any centralized social media. You don't know your username.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say it's limited to centralized social media. The admin of Lemmy.world could go into its database and do whatever they want to my username, too. And other instances can feel free to steal my name if I didn't grab it first.

[–] gunnm@monero.town 1 points 2 years ago

That's correct! The only social media I would trust is Nostr.