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1. There are a number of reasons why people may choose to use pseudonyms or want to be anonymous: https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1162224875785744387?s=19
(The Australian Privacy Principles - APP2 - provide for anonymity & pseudonymity: https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles-guidelines/chapter-2-app-2-anonymity-and-pseudonymity/) https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning/status/1287712055525400576
(The Australian Privacy Principles - APP2 - provide for anonymity & pseudonymity: https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles-guidelines/chapter-2-app-2-anonymity-and-pseudonymity/) https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning/status/1287712055525400576
2. Andrew Bolt is very happy to publish his columns under his own name.
3. 'Real name' policies can cause real world harm: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/facebooks-real-name-policy-can-cause-real-world-harm-lgbtq-community
3. 'Real name' policies can cause real world harm: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/facebooks-real-name-policy-can-cause-real-world-harm-lgbtq-community
4. @zephoria has argued real name policies are an abuse of power: https://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2011/08/04/real-names.html
5. @natematias has written on how the evidence over the past thirty years has shown that:
- removing anonymity has failed to consistently improve online behaviour
- forcing real names could increase discrimination & worsen harassment https://coralproject.net/blog/the-real-name-fallacy/
- removing anonymity has failed to consistently improve online behaviour
- forcing real names could increase discrimination & worsen harassment https://coralproject.net/blog/the-real-name-fallacy/
6. Power dynamics matter https://twitter.com/evacide/status/1283486770395373573?s=19
7. why journalists should understand the importance of internet anonymity, from @BernardKeane https://twitter.com/BernardKeane/status/1288221129878855681?s=19
