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Knowing identities is necessary for a democratic polity. That’s the philosophical argument for using real names and against anonymity (and pseudonymity of the sort where even the organizers don’t know a participant’s identity)....The above arguments contain a philosophical explanation for Wikipedia’s governance problems... -
1voteFirst, anonymity tends to make people into jerks if they have any tendencies in that direction.
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2voteThere tends to be this feeling of entitlement that anything someone doesn't like must somehow be "illegal." This is especially true when it comes to anonymous speech -- even more so when it's anonymous speech that's "critical" of someone or some organization.
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So much for the "anonymity" of the web: Researchers have developed new internet security tools that reportedly can determine a person's gender, level of education, and whether two pieces of writing originated from the same person. Critics say that teens who accept sex offers from adults are usually aware that they're adults - deception isn't the problem.
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