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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by mrtranscendence on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:42AM (#31155536)
On the other hand, if someone is giving you death threats and you're afraid they're credible, a real-name policy gives you someone to report.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by kd913 on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:44AM (#31155583)
Sure, but that is why you aren't supposed to use a username tied to your real world identity.

In that case, why would you care about the threats exactly?

The threats caused by people like Trump, Joe Rogan, Musk, Russian bot farms, Farage, Le Pen etc... and their toxic ignorant views on Vaccines, climate change are far far worse to society than some vague inactionable death threats.

Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by geodel on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:27PM (#31158028)
Well, that's just your opinion. If you do not like them block and move on. But yea, it is not likely that anyone of them would be following you.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by kd913 on Monday April 25, 2022 @02:18PM (#31158683)
It is my opinion. The beauty of my comment is it either holds or it doesn't in absence of my identity. I don't care if anyone follows me or not because I am not a vapid shallow person.

The community decides in absence of who is saying whether my words have merit.

If it doesn't, I have a healthy ability to toss my entire account and walk away.

Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by silvestrov on Monday April 25, 2022 @11:34AM (#31156341)
You assume a "real name" is a unique identifier (or almost unique).

In some countries a lot of people share the same full name.

Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by causi on Monday April 25, 2022 @11:51AM (#31156597)
Have you ever had productive results from reporting harassment and threats? I haven't. I know people who've been stalked for years with the police having full knowledge of their identity and behavior without prosecuting them.