Centralized platforms cannot simply drop identity verification, because they need it to keep malicious actors from abusing the network and to ensure work quality; this is the tradeoff a staking based design is meant to dissolve.
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However, centralized micro task platforms need to verify identity to prevent malicious actors from abusing the network and ensure work quality.
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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018), 4.4 Worker Anonymity Increases Participation, p. 17 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 · source PDF
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extended_bykaal:claim:3266953-029 Identity verification does not fix the sockpuppet problem, because whenever the reputation is genuinely valuab...
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