The op is very correct. Before now, telegram use to be the headquarters of scams, but recently Twitter have taken over that spot. If care isn't taken, you can see a link on verified account on Twitter with a golden tick, and yet turns out to be a scam.
These days, it doesn't matter who posts a link, due diligence must be carried out before clicking and don't make the mistake of signing in using your main wallet.
Why do people feel that since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the bird app suddenly became a hub for scam and hate speech. I think Twitter has always been that way. Before the takeover, there was a hack on twitter that targeted accounts of celebrities and famous people. The hackers were able to pull off a massive scam, deceiving unsuspecting users to send bitcoins to a wallet address and receive double the amount sent. You can imagine how many people fell for the scam.
I do not personally think that the scams on Twitter has anything to do with Elon musk taking over. Like you said, Twitter has always been that way, true, but I think it has to do more with the scammers now shifting more their attention to Twitter. I can't count the numbers of tags I receive daily asking me to click on so so and so link, but I have never click on such link.
The social media as a tool has it's merit and demerit. While we look at the demerit, let's not forget that the merits far outweigh the demerit.
You will find all kinds of people on the social media. Just guide your mind and stay focused.
The op is very correct. Before now, telegram use to be the headquarters of scams, but recently Twitter have taken over that spot. If care isn't taken, you can see a link on verified account on Twitter with a golden tick, and yet turns out to be a scam.
These days, it doesn't matter who posts a link, due diligence must be carried out before clicking and don't make the mistake of signing in using your main wallet.
A blue tick on X should not be seen as a symbol of trust, anyone can get an account with a blue tick. Telegram has a reputation of being a breeding ground for scammers. A lot of ICOs, traders, crypto communities have groups and channels on telegram, scammers are aware of this and join these groups to target newbies who ask for help with whatever problem they have. If scam victims understand that whoever dms you first is probably a scammer and should be treated like one until proven wise, a lot of these scams won’t even see the light of day.
True, a blue tick account is no guarantee that the every information from such account should be trusted. What if the account is hacked? Moreso, you don't know the intention of the person behind the acct.
For me, I don't go about clicking links just because it was posted from a gold or blue tick account.
For telegram, I have had many instances of scammers coming to my DMS claiming to be support teams of certain projects especially when you asked for assistance on the group. Many a times I just delete the DMS and report those account because I know fully well that they are scammers.