I’ve been exploring the Fediverse for a bit, and I really like that different instances can interact with each other. But that also leads to some oddities, like how the culture on each instance treats anonymity.

On Reddit, most accounts were anonymous. Personally I always tried to keep any personally identifying information to a minimum.

On Twitter, many accounts are just [Firstname][Lastname], in fact many of the accounts I follow are because of who they are IRL.

In the Fediverse, these different cultures can interact with one another. Kbin users can interact with Mastodon users, etc. I’m just wondering how Kbin users feel about anonymity. Would you be distrustful of an anonymous user? Would you avoid posting personal information incase of doxxing?

  • falconhoof@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    And is this not also just the case across the clearnet in general? I keep seeing posts about the fediverse and anonymity and I’m wondering what gave people the impression it was necessarily any better in this regard than the internet they’re already used to.

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      1 year ago

      Same as on twitter.

      On reddit only reddit knew who you voted for (so long as your preferences were set so that votes weren’t public).

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        1 year ago

        On reddit only reddit knew who you voted for (so long as your preferences were set so that votes weren’t public).

        At the same time, the could sell or otherwise share that on a whim if they so choose. Given reddit’s history of dishonesty, do you trust them to never do that? Do you trust them to be forthright if they did?