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from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/technology/hiding-or-using-your-name-online-and-who-decides.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/technology/hiding-or-using... Twitter, on the other hand, has vigorously defended the use of pseudonyms, bucking demands most recently from British government officials who pressed for a real-names policy in the aftermath of the civil unrest across Britain. "Other services may be declaring you have to use your real name because they think they can monetize that better," said Twitter’s chief executive, Dick Costolo. "We are more interested in serving our users first."