Comment by ivan_gammel

Verification of identity has to be in person and it can be reliable and secure in general. Many countries in the world have a process and infrastructure for that, they mainly need to open verification API to third parties. BundID in Germany, GosUslugi in Russia, Diia in Ukraine (built with support of USAID!) etc.

That said, anonymity is not necessary condition of a safe environment. Pseudonymity with sufficient protections against disclosure will work just fine. If a platform only knows that there’s a real person behind a nickname and they can reliably hold that person accountable it is enough. They don’t need a name. Just some identifier from identity provider.

As for misinformation, is not a moderation issue and should not be solved by platforms. You cannot and should not suppress political messages, they will find their way. It’s the matter of education and political systems and counter-propaganda. The less efficient are the former, the more efficient is propaganda in general.