Having nearly every site require government ID for access would be a pretty grim...

AlexandrB on Feb 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of menta...

Having nearly every site require government ID for access would be a pretty grim end to the arc of de-anonymization that started with Facebook's "real name" requirement. Do we truly value social media as a product and an industry more than our privacy/anonymity?