Post #4377275
2026-08-03 23:11 UTC
Is there a difference between a sockpuppet and an alt?
#EvanPoll #poll #SocialNetworks
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@jpaskaruk@growers.social 2026-08-04 14:19
@evan@cosocial.ca A very obvious one, an alt generally identifies as the same person, the way people use the word. "my Pixelfed alt" and such.
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@evan@cosocial.ca 2026-08-04 23:48
Hey, everyone. I was reading this classic paper about sockpuppets in online discussion forums: https://cs.stanford.edu/~srijan/pubs/sockpuppets-www2017.pdf