An investigation by Twitter into racist tweets levied against three Black players on the English football team following the national hopefuls’ loss against Italy last month revealed that anonymity played almost no role in whether users posted abusive comments from their accounts. The analysis, which revealed that 99 percent of the accounts that Twitter suspended were not anonymous, provides the latest evidence that requiring real identities on social media platforms will not lead to any measurable decrease in online abuse.

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