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nymwars
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2014-04-27 08:41:55 -04:00
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[aka "the nymwars"] A series of disputes which arose when Google began
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enforcing a "real names" policy on its social network system Google+ in
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2011.
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2014-04-27 08:41:55 -04:00
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Many internet users were accustomed to using nicknames or pseudonyms on
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forums or on IRC and so objected to the forced imposition of an
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unfamiliar or unwanted identity. Google also failed to grok the privacy
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implications, saying that it did not care about the legitimate uses of
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pseudonyms to avoid persecution.
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