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Members of the cryptocurrency community have come together in support of a post on X (formerly Twitter) urging owner Elon Musk to take down a profile that purports to be the legendary creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
On October 3, user Pledditor shared on X that both the account claiming to be Nakamoto and the one with the handle “Bitcoin” should be removed for violating the platform’s terms of service, which prohibit “misleading and deceptive” identities.
Hey @ElonMusk, the @Bitcoin and @Satoshi accounts are violating your terms of service by using "misleading and deceptive" identities.
Please revoke the checkmarks. pic.twitter.com/BCwFMSOfQJ— Pledditor (@Pledditor) October 2, 2023
Pledditor pointed out the sections of the terms and conditions they believe the accounts are infringing upon:
“You can’t misappropriate someone else’s identity without indicating that you are a parody account. It’s no different than creating a fake ‘Tesla’ or ‘Elon Musk’ account.”
X’s terms and conditions state that users “may not misappropriate the identity of individuals, groups, or organizations or use a false identity to mislead others.”
This is defined as impersonating someone who already exists, while a deceptive identity is characterized as misleading the public with a non-existent identity.
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The actual identity of Nakamoto has been a topic of debate within the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto community for many years, but the Satoshi X account is reportedly managed by a user named Andy Rowe, who claimed to be posting from that profile back in 2018.
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On July 2, 2018, Rowe stated that he curates “quotes” for the Satoshi account.
I curate quotes from Satoshi Nakamoto at @satoshi. AMA!
— Andy Rowe (@andyrowe) July 2, 2018
The account had remained inactive since October 31, 2018. However, on October 2, 2023, the account made a new post stating, “Bitcoin is a predicate machine.” It further explained that it would “explore different aspects” of the Bitcoin white paper in the upcoming months.
Bitcoin is a predicate machine. Over the following months, we shall explore different aspects that were not explicitly contained within the white paper. These aspects are all parts of bitcoin, and are important. Some of these ideas were touched upon in the early years; now is…
— Satoshi Nakamoto (@satoshi) October 2, 2023
Members of the crypto community supported Pledditor’s post, labeling the account “embarrassing” and asserting that the change “needs to happen now.” One user mentioned that they had previously attempted to contact administrators regarding those accounts but received no response.
Another user called for the accounts to be deactivated, comparing them to how X dealt with the account using the handle “@internet.”
Both accounts should be disabled imo, just like they did with @internet.
— . (@m__btc) October 3, 2023
The true identity of the Bitcoin creator remains unknown, with numerous individuals over the years claiming to be the genuine Satoshi, the most notable being Craig Wright.
On July 21, a court in the United Kingdom granted Wright an appeal in his lawsuit concerning Bitcoin rights, in which he asserted copyright over the Bitcoin white paper and database.
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