YouTube Insists Users Use Their Real Names

account. This is typically easier said than done because of course there are people who refuse to agree to these wishes, which follows them having to explain their reasoning’s beyond wanting anonymity.

Choices offered by Google include:

My channel is for show or character. My channel is for a music artist of group. My channel is for a product, business or organization. My channel is well-known for other reasons. My channel is for personal use, but I cannot use my real name. I'm not sure, I'll decide later.

Recently, YouTube has additionally launched its own face-blurring tool, a critical tool for protesters trying to protect themselves from government recrimination. This tool allows YouTube to never completely take away the option to comment anonymously, allowing people to have the best of both worlds.

Situations such as this, make balancing the needs for free speech and making sure the Web doesn’t consist of vile comments quite difficult. For YouTube, this is definitely a step in the right direction, keeping in mind that the true question is whether or not YouTube users will actually start using their real names to prevent the amount of vulgarity from expanding.

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