Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain
by hombre_fatal on Friday January 22, 2021 @08:49PM
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Yep, Twitter and Facebook defeat the hypothesis that discourse is improved when people are forced to post under their real identity.
It only discourages the most sane people from participating thus it boosts the signal of the remaining crazies. Anyone who doesn't yet realize this just needs to join some local Facebook groups.
Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain
by Animats on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:37PM
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Suppose that you had to have a RealID, or the equivalent for your country, to post on Facebook? Or at least be visible beyond a few close friends. Comments?
Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain
by stretchcat on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:54PM
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Most of the people being toxic on Facebook are using their real names. Requiring them to prove their names are real wouldn't change anything.
Re:Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain
by type0 on Friday January 22, 2021 @08:08PM
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There are also a bunch of people using other peoples names, this has real world consequences, as impersonated John Doe might not get a next job because the employer will scan FB and find awful posts written in their name. Hell, pictures of inactivated accounts are regularly snatched to make impersonations better, nothing new here.
Isn't this Facebook? Granted I'm sure not every single profile is "verified" with an actual ID, but lack of anonymity doesn't seem to stop as many people as you'd think.