Tying Real Life Identity to Online Identity Is Complicated

Online Identity is Complicated | Eldridge’s Blog.
I am seeing increasing calls for real life identity to be a fundamental part of online presence, especially in places like Twitter where disinformation thrives. This is a problem.
Supposedly ensuring posts are connected to a real life identity will help prevent hate speech, disinformation, and scams. This proposal lacks crucial nuance. It falls into the trap tech always seems to fall into — pushing for major change without ensuring we have marginalized people at the table and in the discussion before we make major changes.

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