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Youtube tried this years ago and then later quietly rolled it back. Turns out many people don't have a problem having their name attached to them being awful p
by Laremere 4y ago
Youtube tried this years ago and then later quietly rolled it back. Turns out many people don't have a problem having their name attached to them being awful people on the internet, and it exposes others to real world harassment. (It also had to do with Google+'s pressure on the rest of Google, but Youtube could've kept it after Google+ failed if the real name policy was actually working.)
- macNchz 4y agoThe impact of a real name policy on any individual’s behavior also really depends on how common their name is. For someone with a unique name it means others can instantly know their real identity. For someone whose name is shared by tens or hundreds of thousands of others around the world, they are effectively still totally anonymous.
- mrtranscendence 4y agoEven a common name can be helpful when trying to locate someone. I've given some sparse personal information on Hacker News that would definitely allow someone to find me should they know my name, even though there are thousands of people in the US alone that share it.
- WHA8m 4y ago'real name policy' could also mean kyc and then you'd still be able to appear under a pseudonym.
- mariodiana 4y agoIt's not a question of being an objectively awful person; it's a question of being an "awful" person in the eyes of rabid ideologue activists looking to dox and cancel anyone who blasphemes their beliefs.