At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez advocated for erasing online anonymity by requiring social media platforms to connect accounts to a European digital identity wallet. He condemned social media's role in societal division, blaming misinformation and hate speech on anonymity. Sanchez proposed that social media companies be forced to disclose their algorithms and hold their CEOs accountable for compliance. His remarks highlight the ongoing debate about the balance between online privacy and the need for accountability in digital interactions.
I believe we must push forward the principle of pseudonymity as the functioning element of social media and force all these platforms to link every user account to a European digital identity wallet.
This is paving the way for misinformation, hate speech, and cyber harassment because anonymity is a powerful shield for the worst behavior online.
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