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Greece to ban anonymity on social media (www.euractiv.com)
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“In ancient Greece, everyone could express their opinion openly and by name – they would raise their hand and share their view. This should inspire us as we shape a new digital democracy,” the minister told Euractiv on the sidelines of the Delphi Economic Forum.

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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 7 points 4 months ago

anonymity enables greater levels of toxicity

No. No, it doesn't. Various fora that have required real names and IDs over the years have proven this—people are quite willing to be extremely toxic even if their real names are attached to every post.

[-] GMac@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

Great; humanity has found a new way to disappoint me today. :(

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