![]() ![]() Your Facebook profile name, photo, and banner image are always public. The truth is, sometimes a pseudonym is the only protective measure some users can take. That is, until it takes the word of some anonymous user over yours. Speaking to this, Facebook says it likes to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. ![]() Lastly, if authenticity is so important for maintaining a safe environment, why not require ID from everyone at sign up? Even now, it’s totally possible to create a Facebook account with a totally bogus name. If the data are supportive, why not share it? And if the behaviors are the problem, why not simply police that and not the names? It feels like the company is using a sledgehammer when what it needs is a scalpel. But behavior on the Internet is fraught and murky, with some suggesting malicious behavior actually has very little to do with anonymity.įacebook has not provided any data suggesting the authentic name policy is reducing online behaviors such as bullying and harassment. Facelessness can beget some pretty disgusting behavior (of course it’s worth noting anonymity and pseudonymity are not the same things), and it makes sense that people would behave themselves when their identities are attached to their actions. Put simply, the company is conflating authenticity with accountability. ![]()
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