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in which legibility comes at a price

Phil Hagelberg · 22 Nov 2022 · technomancy.us ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Real-name policies on social platforms exist mainly to make users legible for advertising and government surveillance, not user safety.

    Their wordsthe real goal was to make their users more legible, primarily for advertising purposes, but also to law enforcement and other authorities.

  2. Our reading

    Being easy to find online exposes people, especially those in marginalized groups, to a high risk of targeted abuse.

    Their wordsask any member of a marginalized group and they'll tell you that being easy to find can have a high cost when it exposes you to targeted abuse.