Tiny Privacy Reminder πŸ”’πŸ’šβœ¨:

Please remember friends,

If someone hides
their face,
their name,
or their IP address online,
it doesn’t necessarily mean they are being inauthentic or malicious. It actually very rarely means this.

Many people hide their identity or part of their identity online for protection. Especially people from vulnerable populations πŸ’š

People who are
being or have been stalked, harassed, or assaulted will often hide their face, name, and location online for safety reasons πŸ’š

People who are
part of a demographic regularly receiving hate comments online have very good reasons to hide their true identities as well πŸ’š

Treating people
hiding their identities for protection like criminals
only victimizes further people already being victimized πŸ’”

Recognizing the
Right to Privacy to everyone,
and recognizing everyone might have different reasons to protect themselves in different ways online is essential on the path for justice and equality βœŠπŸ’š

#Privacy #Encryption
#PrivacyIsAHumanRight
#EncryptionIsNotACrime πŸ”’βœ¨

@Em0nM4stodon As someone who had been stalked as a member of a vulnerable community on twitter, it's helped greatly to not use my real name, and not even an avatar of myself.

I am curious if twitter has gotten more dangerous than facebook. Which didn't use to seem to be the case.