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Celebrities will never adopt the Fediverse until usernames are centralized. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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Because let's say you're Tom Hanks. And you get TomHanks@Lemmy.World

Well, what's stopping someone else from adopting TomHanks@Lemm.ee?

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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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think it's a huge deal, we'll either know they're legit or not. Care to weigh in @MargotRobbie@lemmy.world ?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Pssh. Celebrities on social media, who needs them anyway.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years 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.

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