⚖️ Companies are trying to use #pseudonyms to get out of GDPR compliance. This could soon be made easier – at least if the EU Commission's #DigitalOmnibus passes. Watch now to learn more!

👤 featuring data protection lawyer Levan Lobzhanidze

#GDPR #EU

@crapaud @404mediaco espechally when it's engangering peoples' safety and wellbeing.

- There's a reason why #Sexworkers use Artist #Pseudonyms!

#SexWorkisWork #Safety

Does #mastodon.social #instance / #server #rules include any specific rule against #ageism or #age #discrimination? I am not finding any. Have I simply overlooked it?

This instance’s #moderation seems to condone or even encourage, through lack of #enforcement , #age related #abuse of #seniors #elderly and those who have been around long enough to have actually #witnessed some stuff. And it typically comes from accounts using #pseudonyms to hide behind as they hurl their #attacks

Timeless #Female #Authors Who Wrote Under #Male #PenNames

A look inside the lives of several female authors who used male #pseudonyms to shape #literature and bypass #societal boundaries.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/female-authors-who-used-male-pen-names?utm_source=RSS

Timeless Female Authors Who Wrote Under Male Pen Names

A look inside the lives of several female authors who used male pseudonyms to shape literature and bypass societal boundaries.

Mental Floss
🚀 Welcome to Freakpages: where your IP becomes your new best friend and you can finally learn about the mating habits of the lesser-spotted, double-backed lemming. 🦆 Because who doesn't want to scroll through a Wikipedia knockoff with more #pseudonyms than a spy novel? 🤔
https://freakpages.org/ #Freakpages #IPlearning #LemmingMating #WikipediaKnockoff #HackerNews #ngated
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Sometimes I Wish I Used A Penname

Confessions and confusions of writing under your own name Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/sometimes-i-wish-i-used-a-penname-f314187723d

#writingcareer #theshortofit #writerspenname #writingcommunity #pseudonyms
@indieauthors

Medium

Medium
My sister suggested I open a pseudonymous #Facebook account through a #VPN.

I told her Facebook doesn't allow
#pseudonyms

#SocialMedia

#Pseudonyms #Anonymity #RealNamePolicies

This is from 2021 but I never saw it. Therefore, it is brand new. Cc @cogdog and anyone else who doesn't use their real name ALL the time.

https://theconversation.com/online-anonymity-study-found-stable-pseudonyms-created-a-more-civil-environment-than-real-user-names-171374

Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names 

A higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names.

The Conversation

#WritersCoffeeClub
Day 21: Have you practiced your autograph or your selfie pose for your best seller?

Have I practiced those things for when I'm a best seller? No, because becoming a best seller isn't my goal in the publishing industry.

I have practiced my autograph though. It would be kinda of odd if a fan ran up for an autograph and I signed my real name instead of the pseudonym that's on the cover.
#AmWriting #pseudonyms