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.

  • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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    2 months ago
    • Take picture of proof you are Tom Hanks
    • post picture on Lemmy
    • Pin it to the top on your profile (once that feature exist)
    • ???
    • profit!

    Either way, celebrities will probably never use Lemmy or other social media unless it goes mainstream.