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[–] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 12 hours ago

But this is my real name.

[–] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 24 points 15 hours ago

First we need to make all private communications of public officials public. Especially weasel like this ex BlackRock chairman

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 52 points 18 hours ago
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

It’s worked out well on Facebook. People are more civil there, right?

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 hours ago

Especially Nextdoor.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 23 points 17 hours ago

Pfft ridiculous, there's very little verification of "real names" in meat space, so why should it be replicated on the internet? Does this fuck knuckle walk around demanding everyone he meets whip out a drivers license to prove who they are before he talks to them?

[–] hector@lemmy.today 15 points 17 hours ago

These guys are doing everything possible to throw the country in the arms of the afd just in protest to this shitty status quo of selling everyone out to technofascists.

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 5 points 13 hours ago

So they can arrest you for complaining about zionism

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 10 points 16 hours ago

Stay on Facebook then. A perfect illustration of how anonymity is not what enables people to behave badly online.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Why? So he knows who calls him a dickhead so he can sue because we hurt his feewings awww armes häschen!

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

So that public opinion isn't shaped by a couple thousand social media accounts run from a troll farm in Moscow.

[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm only comfortable having public opinion shaped by American intelligence agencies, not Russian ones, so we should all have to provide identification to post on the internet.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

Old man yells at clouds.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 18 hours ago

I would never.

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago

My name... is... Neo

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

It's clearly a bad idea as a strict rule everywhere.

Some forums require real names, I forget if they validate, but I feel like people are more civil on those.

[–] BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

My name is Boofus McCockbreath. Says so right on my totally real ID.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I knew you weren't the real Bender Rodriguez!

[–] BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm 40% Bender Bending Rodriguez

[–] MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Based. Get these grifters and bots out of my feed.

[–] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 27 points 18 hours ago

And please prove it's your real name with a photo of your ID and a high resolution animated 3D scan of your face and rectum for validation purposes.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago
[–] Fokeu@lemmy.zip 15 points 18 hours ago

Hello, unfortunately my automated system detected an unusual behaviour on your account. Please send me a picture of your credit card for verification purposes (both sides)

[–] hector@lemmy.today 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Everyone that uses based like that is suspect. And the government is sponsoring and paying for half of the goddamned bots pal, you can't be this ignorant?

[–] avg@lemmy.zip 3 points 17 hours ago

I don't know why we don't already have a browser extension to crowd source bot information, oh and of course, sell our browsing habits.