An anarchist-oriented Mastodon server has seen one of its admins raided by the FBI. The admin in question was working with an unencrypted backup of the Mastodon server, which was also seized.
Yeah pretty much. As soon as facebook broke the ice on “never use your real name on the internet” it was over. Now we have entire generations that were introduced to the internet as one that was ruled by social media sites. They were never even taught the same online safety stuff that we grew up with.
I met some speedrunners during the Before Times. Definitely younger than me, probably about half my age. They had a hell of a time wrapping their brains around the fact that folks a) use handles, and b) answer to them. FirstnameLastnameAFewDigits was just on the edge of what they thought was normal.
This isn’t a slam on them by any means. For a lot of folks, usernames don’t actually mean anything, they’re just a barrier to entry to log into something. They still go by and use their walletnyms, and don’t connect the ideas of “usernames,” “online handles,” and “something somebody answers to.” Which, yes, we can blame Facebook for.
Yeah pretty much. As soon as facebook broke the ice on “never use your real name on the internet” it was over. Now we have entire generations that were introduced to the internet as one that was ruled by social media sites. They were never even taught the same online safety stuff that we grew up with.
I met some speedrunners during the Before Times. Definitely younger than me, probably about half my age. They had a hell of a time wrapping their brains around the fact that folks a) use handles, and b) answer to them. FirstnameLastnameAFewDigits was just on the edge of what they thought was normal.
This isn’t a slam on them by any means. For a lot of folks, usernames don’t actually mean anything, they’re just a barrier to entry to log into something. They still go by and use their walletnyms, and don’t connect the ideas of “usernames,” “online handles,” and “something somebody answers to.” Which, yes, we can blame Facebook for.