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  1. Anyone here familiar with the #Realnames product from #Hover? Trying to buy a #domain which they've hoovered up for their service and am getting contradictory information as to whether they'll sell #domains if people ask and are willing to pay enough to make the sale viable for them. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

    #IT #website #websites #webmaster #webmasters #sysadmin #sysadmins @hover

  2. CW: Long thread/7

    #5yrsago German Minister of Justice to receive the largest EU petition in history, opposing #Article13 of the Copyright Directive youtube.com/watch?v=jwj-hDvJWM

    #1yrago How Facebook's #RealNames policy helps Cambodia's thin-skinned dictator terrorize dissenters pluralistic.net/2023/01/25/nat

    #1yrago The public paid for "#Moderna's" #vaccine, and now we're going to pay again (and again and again) pluralistic.net/2023/01/25/nat

    7/

  3. CW: AI, deepfakes, China

    #China bans #AI-generated media without #watermarks | Ars Technica

    "Further, companies that provide #DeepSynthesis tech must keep their records legally compliant, and people using the #technology must register for accounts with their #RealNames so their #generation activity can be #traceable."

    arstechnica.com/information-te

  4. - There are no #groups, which were a #KillerFeature for Facebook.
    - No #BirthdayReminders.
    - Most people don't use their #RealNames, so it all feels impersonal. Well, it's all well and good to be a #nymian and choose your own real name, but at least be consistent then, and not have a name for #Mastodon and another for #GitHub and #LinkedIn.
    - People aren't sure what to post. Most post links and thoughts. Very few personal diary/updates and selfies, although those might be nice.
    ...continuing...

  5. Forced revelation of information makes individual privilege more important (2014)

    In practice, the forced revelation of information makes individual privilege and power more important. When everyone has to play with their cards on the table, so to speak, then people who feel like they can be themselves without consequence do so freely -- these generally being people with support groups of like-minded people, and who are neither economically nor physically vulnerable. People who are more vulnerable to consequences use concealment as a method of protection: it makes it possible to speak freely about controversial subjects, or even about any subjects, without fear of harassment.

    -- Yonatan Zunger, chief architect of Google+

    HN discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2

    #RealNames #anonymity #pseudonymity #identity #power #PowerRelationships #YonatanZunger #GooglePlus #DavidBrin #TransparentSociety