Question for the masses because I’m curious:

What do you think social media would be like if there was no anonymity?

Is it fair to say some people behave differently online because of anonymity?

Would it be good or bad if everything you posted could be tied back to you by your friends, family, employer, etc?

Some obvious concerns people express:

  • personal safety
  • freedom to express views contrary to community, government, etc without retaliation
  • fear of stigmas related to support, education, etc for stigma topics like mental health, sexuality, etc

What reasons do you have for not wanting to own your online identity other than being able to talk trash without being identified? Some people are public and still talk a lot of trash, looking at you Twitter.

You you got doxed, what do you think the impact would be just related to social media conduct?

Edit: With the introduction of online protections for minors, how does that affect the question?

Not from a political standpoint but from a technology one, how do you see that even working?

  • EmperorHenryEnglish
    10·
    11 months ago

    prohibition of anonymity means that everyone is mandated to dox themselves…That’s a bad time for everyone if they’re forced to have their real name and real location attached to literally everything they do online.

    • MSgtRedFox@infosec.pubOPEnglish
      35·
      11 months ago

      Why?

      Edit, location, I get that. That could be unsafe under certain circumstances, and it’s sometimes hard to protect your location privacy.

      • EmperorHenryEnglish
        16·
        11 months ago

        That could be unsafe under certain circumstances,

        That’s unsafe in ALL circumstances. The only one who should get to decide who reveals your real location should be you and you should have full control over who you reveal it to.

      • EmperorHenryEnglish
        61·
        11 months ago

        Don’t vote for Nikki Haley, she wants to dox the entire world to “prevent Russians bots”

      • EmperorHenryEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        Yes actually…When people are anonymous online and they have an argument, it can’t go anywhere besides the online space.

        If everyone is forced to dox themselves, then the violent people in online arguments know where the other person lives.

        • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          11 months ago

          I was not making that argument that everyone should be forced to dox themselves and that online anonymity should be abolished

          I was just pointing something out