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ploum

Want to be verified on the whole Internet?

Buy a domain name.

You will end up paying 8$ a year instead of per month and keep your identity for as long as you live.

Like 2 18 Nov 2022 at 9:14 | Open on mamot.fr

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Lightning Bjornsson

@ploum $16 a year in reality, but yes

18 Nov 2022 at 9:15 | Open on bv.umbrellix.org

Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

@ploum and you are easier to dox. (trust me I have a domain name)

18 Nov 2022 at 9:20 | Open on eldritch.cafe

Freeben

@Freyja @ploum Depends on the TLD.
For .fr if you're a "natural person", your personal info is not available in the WHOIS database
https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/personal-data-are-published-in-the-whois-online-directory-is-this-normal/

18 Nov 2022 at 10:19 | Open on mamot.fr

Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

@Freeben @ploum ever heard of Whois history? While it's true for new domain, it's wrong for old domains

18 Nov 2022 at 10:27 | Open on eldritch.cafe

Freeben

@Freyja @ploum I don't know about other TLDs, but I've held several .fr for a few years now, and the WHOIS informations has always looked something like this:

18 Nov 2022 at 10:30 | Open on mamot.fr

Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

@Freeben @ploum give me one, if the whois data ever showed clear data then masked I will be able to find them

18 Nov 2022 at 10:32 | Open on eldritch.cafe

Freeben

@Freyja @ploum you can take a stab at freeben666.fr ;-)

18 Nov 2022 at 10:35 | Open on mamot.fr

Freeben

@Freyja @ploum Only service I found that seems to have historical data about that domain is DomainIQ, but I don't have a subscription, so I can't check exactly what they have archived. Maybe you'll be able to find something interesting ;-)