#Obama, #Clinton and #Biden hid behind #pseudonyms in emails while coordinating "secret dealings"

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-23-obama-clinton-and-biden-hid-behind-pseudonyms.html

“Using a pseudonym can help artists explore a new genre, build a different audience or give them the confidence they need to share their work” - I’m talking pseudonyms, artist branding and online safety on ArtsHub today (https://www.artshub.com.au/news/career-advice/why-we-use-pseudonyms-as-creatives-2619109/).

#ArtsLife #WritingLife #Pseudonyms #PublicOpenSpace #KateLarsen

So the #times #tol now wants all comments online posted under real names rather than "whatever name U choose".I am annoyed about this.

This after years of failing to weed out the obvious #trolls. Many people use #pseudonyms to avoid having future issues with employers.

👉 A user-friendly app which allows full #control of users over their #data

👉 Users should be able not just to share but also revoke access to their data directly from the app, without any barriers

👉 An app that allows users to log into certain services using #pseudonyms

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/AlinMituta/status/1541830757299195904

We came to this concusern https://theconversation.com/online-anonymity-study-found-stable-pseudonyms-created-a-more-civil-environment-than-real-user-names-171374 more than 10 years ago for the #OMN project.

#pseudonyms is healthy balance in social tech.

It avoids the #geekproblem of "trustless" computing and gives humane freedom that are so important to social thinking/life.