One for those working in user engagement/online communities in news: claim comments that broke its guidelines decreased by 40% in the month after banning pseudonyms.
No mention of overall comment # or # of users commenting, though
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Worth noting: I'm very sceptical of the idea that ending pseudonymity cures all ills below the line (or on social media more broadly).
Online disinhibition exists but toxicity is a broader manifestation of real-world events and trends.
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From on this very topic: “I suspect we're shifting towards a default position of forcing people to use real names… But I'd strongly resist any strong movement to make everything real names only”
