Twitter's hexagonal profile pics makes right-click saving NFTs even funnier

The new NFT profile pics were supposed to put right-click savers in their place.

In theory, the new feature will make it easier for users to "proving" their JPEGs are authentic pieces like Bored Apes at a glance. It's the ultimate online flexibility in our digital age. It is easy to fake for NFT enthusiasts.

I was able to get a look-alike NFT as my official profile picture after the new hexagonal NFT profile pic feature was announced.

The process was easy. It required taking an image, uploading it to the NFT marketplace Rarible, and sending it to a wallet I control, in order to mint it onto the ether. I had to link the NFT to my account.

There is a type ofJunk. Screenshot is Rarible.

There is nothing that can stop someone from right-clicking on the image and saving it as an official Bored Apes or CryptoPunks image.

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The hexagonal profile pics that were proudly rolled out Thursday don't really mean anything.

The NFT profile pics will mean less for the NFT-status obsessed if that plan goes ahead.

The cost of minting an NFT on a marketplace like Rarible is anywhere from $100 to $200 worth of ether. The cost will be brought down to pennies if it is integrated with other popular blockchains, like Tezos or Polygon.

People will steal digital art, mint it as NFTs, and try to pass it off as originals for profit. It's an issue bedeviling artists, and one that shows no signs of abating. The tactic was made available to troll.

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It is possible that Twitter could prevent ripped-off NFTs from being displayed in users' profile pictures. It would need to be censorship from a centralized party.

It seems like it has no interest in gatekeeping. The new feature gives users a way to click through profile pictures to determine the associated smart contract address, and that the company has no desire to limit what NFT collections can and can't be shown. The responsibility of determining whether a hexagonal NFT profile picture is authentic or right-click saved is in the hands of the company's users. The entire premise of making profile pictures different at a glance is undermined by this.

It's a real fear for those who've invested in NFTs, that someone could use copy-pasted JPEGs to make their profile picture look better on social media.

There is a major problem with the new feature. It seems to work for any NFT in your collection. Not just verified collections. That means someone can just right-click-save any NFT, mint it, and then use it as their PFP.

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The fear is now a reality as our own profile pic shows.

When users saw an account with a hexagonal profile picture, they could be sure that it was the one with the NFT.

It appears that it accidentally showed something else about the true value of non-fungible token.