Why Anonymity Matters Online
Anonymity creates room for honesty that identity-based platforms often suppress. A look at history, research, and design.
Blog
On anonymity, ephemerality, and building spaces that forget.
The Ephemeral Internet
Not every message needs to become an artifact. From Snapchat to ephemeral boards, the case for content that disappears.
Digital Forgetting by Design
The web defaults to permanent memory. Why the right to be forgotten should influence how online communities are built.
Anonymous Internet Culture
From Usenet and 4chan to Whisper and modern ephemeral boards — how platform design shapes anonymous communities.