pseudonymity

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Pseudonymity is the concept of having an anonymous identity that is the same across multiple sessions or websites.

See Also

• name
• naming
• anonymity
  • commentpara.de
• privacy
• nymwars
• indie naming
• HELLO my URL is
• Criticism: can and is used for sockpuppeting, e.g. https://twitter.com/thenewhampshire/status/1311737703428390914 (example from that person's fake identity of a popular tweet thread - archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20200911171403/https://twitter.com/piney_the/status/1278164646726447104 )
  • "*DEVELOPING*
    UNH Assistant Professor Craig Chapman allegedly posed as a woman of color on Twitter under the name “The Science Femme.” Read Staff Writer Ben Domaingue’s article here: https://tnhdigital.com/2020/10/01/unh-professor-accused-of-posing-as-woman-of-color-on-twitter/" @thenewhampshire October 1, 2020
• Silo example with explicit support: https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1451659157363331074
  • "Anonymous doesn't = fake.
    
    We get that not everyone likes people not using their real names on Twitter, but for some, maintaining anonymity is the difference between feeling safe or not.
    
    Read more on how online identity works:
    
    https://bit.ly/3jv25Um" @TwitterSafety October 22, 2021