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1. tauli (tauli@chaos.social@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 07:20:37 UTC tauli

   Unless you have a very good reason not to, or are publicly known anyway, there is really no need for you to use your real name or photo online.

   Back in the 90s when i first discovered the internet, this was common knowledge. Nobody used their real name on forums or share personal information without considering the consequences. Those few who did were promptly told that's a bad idea.

   It seems somehow we unlearned this, right when corporations started monetizing that information.

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   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 14:56:08 UTC switching.social

     in reply to

     @tauli

     Before they were bought by Google, YouTube specifically told people never to use their real names online.

     After the Google purchase, they required all new YouTube users to sign up for Google Plus using their real full name.

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 14:57:00 UTC switching.social

     in reply to

     @tauli

     Before they were bought by Google, YouTube specifically told people never to use their real names online.

     Some time after the Google purchase, they required all new YouTube users to sign up for Google Plus using their real full name. (They later dropped this, but it's clear what the direction of travel is.)