Digital passport

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  • ben_1

    I definitely don't disagree with accountability, I think it's up to the platforms themselves to demand its use on their own sites. Whether a news site in the comments section, an online forum, etc. Companies and media outlets that want transparency & accountability could really benefit from it and it could be a compelling seal of authenticity for those sites. Sure, share misinformation, but it will be under your name, not some pseudonym.

    If it were mandated by gov't or proposed as a new law to access the internet we'd run into many issues of privacy and access based on proof of identity or lack of it. People have varied access to even proof of their identification, but they can go to an internet cafe to check the news, so gating people like that from it seems dangerous.

    I don't think in the end it would serve to homogenize or impact free speech. Just bring accountability to what people say. And you're totally right, a good portion of the shit that's posted in threads here wouldn't have been if it could be attributed to the person who wrote it without having to dox them like some creep.

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    • +1 "I think it's up to the platforms themselves to demand its use on their own sites"Nairn
    • It wouldn't restrict access to content, only the ability to add content anonymously.monoboy
    • /\ I agree with that entirely, I think if Gov's were to implement it, that's where it would inevitably go.ben_
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