this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2026
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In local community FB posts I'm seeing replies from people with usernames like DaringAlligator2732 and ConcernedHomeowner14048. These don't seem like the "real identity" facebook usernames; they kind of feel like anonymous or sometimes even randomly generated names. How and why does that happen? Has it been happening for a long time?

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[–] amio@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Apparently a new twist where you can be anonymous, because Facebook just wasn't cancer enough as it was