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where anonymity on Twitter is a matter of life or death

Elon Musk’s plan to 'authenticate all humans’ has users in countries like Myanmar and Saudi Arabia worried for their lives.

This global report spotlights communities of LGBTQ+ users, activists and dissidents in three countries that rely on Twitter’s anonymity policies to speak about censored topics and organize online. I profiled queer users in Saudi Arabia that use Twitter Spaces anonymously to discuss stigmatized topics like gender identity and sexual health, and share resources to seek asylum overseas.

May 2022, Rest of World
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