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Vitalik: X Platform's "Display Account Country" Feature Will Only Have a Short-Term Positive Effect
BlockBeats News, November 24th, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin shared in a post regarding the prediction of the "Displaying Account Country" feature:
In the short term, it will bring about many positive effects.
In the medium term, experienced players will find ways to disguise themselves as being from a different country. There are countless methods to rent someone else's passport, phone number, IP address, and so on. It would be somewhat difficult to fake 1 million accounts with fake locations, but it would be very easy to fake one account with a false location and then operate it to 1 million followers.
Six months later, those political water army accounts that are actually located in a random Eurasian country but operate under names like "Defenders of Western Civilization" will most likely change their location tags to "USA" or "UK."
(The above is what I think will happen, not what I hope to see. What I hope for is:
(i) We can truly see different communities' views on different topics, and this is not an easily forgeable signal.
(ii) These "communities" are not just highly identifiable narrow labels such as countries or educational backgrounds but a more widespread, spontaneous, multi-source evidence-based structure.
However, I believe that it is very difficult to keep such a system robust in an adversarial environment.)
Upon further reflection, I also agree with the points made by the respondents: it is inappropriate to display a user's country without their consent and without providing any opt-out option (even without a "disable account" last resort option). In most cases, displaying country information will still maintain a large anonymous set, but there are indeed some people for whom even a few bits of data leakage are very dangerous. They should not be unilaterally deprived of privacy by the platform without any remedy.
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WEEX P2P update: Country/region restrictions for ad posting
To improve ad security and matching accuracy, WEEX P2P now allows advertisers to restrict who can trade with their ads based on country or region. Advertisers can select preferred counterparty locations for a safer, smoother trading experience.
I. Overview
When publishing P2P ads, advertisers can now set the following:
Allow only counterparties from selected countries or regions to trade with your ads.
With this feature, you can:
Target specific user groups more precisely.Reduce cross-region trading risks.Improve order matching quality.
II. Applicable scenarios
The following are some common scenarios:
Restrict payment methods: Limit orders to users in your country using supported local banks or wallets.Risk control: Avoid trading with users from high-risk regions.Operational strategy: Tailor ads to specific markets.
III. How to get started
On the ad posting page, find "Trading requirements":
Select "Trade with users from selected countries or regions only".Then select the countries or regions to add to the allowlist.Use the search box to quickly find a country or region.Once your settings are complete, submit the ad to apply the restrictions.
When an advertiser enables the "Country/Region Restriction" feature, users who do not meet the criteria will be blocked when placing an order and will see the following prompt:
If you encounter this issue when placing an order as a regular user, try the following solutions.
Choose another ad: Select ads that do not restrict your country/region, or ads that allow users from your location.Show local ads only: Prioritize ads available in the same country as your identity verification.
IV. Benefits
Compared with ads without country/region restrictions, this feature provides the following improvements.
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Improvement
Trading security
Reduces abnormal orders and fraud risk
Conversion efficiency
Matches ads with more relevant users
Order completion rate
Reduces failures caused by incompatible payment methods
V. FAQ
Q1: Why are some users not able to place orders on my ad?
A1: Their country or region may not be included in your allowlist.
Q2: Can I select multiple countries or regions when setting the restriction?
A2: Yes, multiple selections are supported.
Q3: Can I edit my published ads?
A3: Yes. You can edit your ad in the "My Ads" list. Changes will take effect immediately after saving.
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