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Is Facebook finally taking anonymity seriously?

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posted on 2024-07-13, 02:12 authored by Emily Van der Nagel, Tama Leaver

Having some form of anonymity online offers many people a kind of freedom. Whether it's used for exposing corruption or just experimenting socially online it provides a way for the content (but not its author) to be seen.But this freedom can also easily be abused by those who use anonymity to troll, abuse or harass others, which is why Facebook has previously been opposed to 'anonymity on the internet'. So in announcing that it will allow users to log in to apps anonymously, is Facebook taking anonymity seriously?

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