From c49af03f5883adfd9bae96a1f0db3230f0e83fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:21:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] nymwars --- entries/nymwars.txt | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) create mode 100644 entries/nymwars.txt diff --git a/entries/nymwars.txt b/entries/nymwars.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc57dd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/entries/nymwars.txt @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +nymwars + +[aka "the nymwars"] A series of disputes which arose when Google began enforcing a "real names" policy on its social network system G+ in 2011. Many internet users were accustomed to using nicknames or pseudonyms on forums or on IRC and so objected to the forced imposition of an unfamiliar or unwanted identity. Google also failed to grok the privacy implications, saying that it did not care about the legitimate uses of pseudonyms to avoid persecution.