"the Nieman Lab chose to use Disqus, a platform that allows for anonymized accounts" It seems clear that Disqus doesn't actually allow anonymous accounts. They

"the Nieman Lab chose to use Disqus, a platform that allows for anonymized accounts" It seems clear that Disqus doesn't actually allow anonymous accounts. They apparently just limit who can see your name - which creates the trap this journalism professor fell into, thinking she was anonymous when she wasn't.