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the premise is clearly correct, the implementation could certainly be more nuanced however. Rather than a blanket ban on anonymous accounts, how about read onl
by hunglee2 5y ago
the premise is clearly correct, the implementation could certainly be more nuanced however.
Rather than a blanket ban on anonymous accounts, how about read only until you verify ID? Or perhaps some way to tar pitting posts based on the degree of authentication of the account?
This way you can retain anonymity on sign up, but incentivise celebrity by increasing reach
- maxime_cb 5y agoOP here. I edited the post to make it crystal clear that I'm advocating against centralized e-IDs. The post is meant to read as a warning, not an encouragement to go in this direction. If you read this and you're feeling revulsed at the idea of a centralized license attached to your internet connection, good. You should be. I really hope this doesn't come to happen, but there has recently been an attempt by the Australian government to do just this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210405/23025046557/australian-government-proposes-stripping-internet-users-their-anonymity.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210405/23025046557/austr... I didn't come up with the idea of centralized e-IDs, it was already out there. It's a terrible idea, but it's exactly the kind of solution governments could be likely to go for.