Because let’s say you’re Tom Hanks. And you get [email protected]

Well, what’s stopping someone else from adopting [email protected]?

And some platforms minimize the text size of platform, or hide it entirely. So you just might see TomHanks, and think it’s him. But it’s actually a 7 year old Chinese boy with a broken leg in Arizona.

Because anyone can grab the same name, on a different platform.

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      9 hours ago

      Like, say, if esteemed Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie was on social media, it’d be utterly brilliant to choose to be on Lemmy, as no-one would believe it even if she went by her real name.

      Personally I would find that highly amusing, a testament to having the soul of a true thespian.