Post #1749299
2026-04-28 16:18 UTC
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@NovemDecimal@sunny.garden 2026-04-30 03:11
@gruby@mas.to The thing that is a *little* different from other governments that want to implement ID verification is that Greece just openly said that they want to remove anonymity, that they don't want us to be anonymous, that they want to be able to link what we do online to our real identity. Unlike other governments where they promise that ID verification will protect children (which these laws fail to do so, and it's not actually about protecting children after all), Greece just flat out said "we want to erase anonymity" and that's really fucking terrifying. Like... it wouldn't be surprising if we go from "under [insert age here] social media ban" to laws requiring us to have real names online, and I have heard of bills even before the ID verification trend that require us to show our full legal name online. And that's the most terrifying part, we're not really far from the death of anonymity, even using "NovemDecimal" as my pseudonym would be outlawed, and would require me to use my legal name online. Anonymity did cause people to do really wild stuff on the internet, BUT... banning anonymity is not going to solve the problem of toxicity at all, and really the solution would be to regulate big tech. Some people rely on anonymity for their own safety such as marginalized people, so banning anonymity would do more harm than good. Again... banning anonymity is NOT the solution.