Ms Karen White:

This is a much debated topic in Twitter and has been for many years. Anonymity is ingrained in the DNA of the company. Some of the earliest users availing of our policy on anonymity have been human rights activists, journalists, whistleblowers and people operating in countries where they need anonymity to do their work safely. We have also seen how it serves a positive purpose for young people, for example, who may feel isolated and do not want to speak out on Twitter without being able to do it anonymously. We have seen many positive use cases. It is important to note that anonymity does not by any stretch of the imagination serve as a shield against the Twitter rules. We have introduced robust policies over the last year relating to fake accounts, so one cannot set up accounts with the purpose of misleading or engaging in deceptive behaviours or disrupting the service. We have rules relating to impersonation accounts so one cannot impersonate a brand, an organisation or others on the service.

Anonymity is incredibly important to the company. As I said, it is ingrained in our DNA but it does not mean that one-----