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Identity Crisis
March 8, 2022 454 replies Error Margin: + – 5%
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Q1. Reporter Katie Notopoulos revealed the names of the main founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection. (NFTs are blockchain-based digital proof of provenance). The founders had previously been anonymous, but Notopolous obtained their identities searching public records.

Some proponents of NFTs believed Notopoulos put the founders' safety at risk by identifying them, and that there was no public interest served in doing so. Notopoulos said public interest was served in identifying the founders of a business that recently received a $200mm investment valuing the company at $5bb. Your view? (Please choose two, one from each of A and B)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Group A

She was right to reveal the names

57%
59%
54%
40%
57%
75%
63%
59%
54%
54%

She was wrong to reveal the names

20%
24%
17%
35%
28%
6%
30%
22%
19%
8%
Group B

I'm familiar with NFTs, and a proponent

8%
12%
3%
11%
6%
5%
10%
11%
8%
3%

I'm familiar with NFTs, not a proponent

36%
48%
24%
25%
61%
40%
68%
33%
16%
33%

I'm not familiar with NFTs

41%
28%
53%
47%
22%
41%
20%
39%
55%
47%

None of these

3%
0%
6%
4%
0%
2%
0%
6%
5%
0%

Don't care

10%
7%
13%
9%
6%
12%
3%
6%
15%
17%
Q2. For which of these pseudonymous founders or members is it in the public interest to know their true identity, such that if found out by a reporter it should be published? (Please choose three, one from each pair)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Group A

QAnon founder — yes, in the public interest to know identity

69%
64%
73%
41%
61%
95%
60%
69%
73%
75%

QAnon founder — no

21%
22%
20%
40%
28%
2%
33%
17%
21%
11%
Group B

Bitcoin founder — yes

59%
56%
61%
41%
50%
76%
45%
69%
61%
61%

Bitcoin founder — no

30%
31%
28%
41%
39%
19%
50%
22%
31%
14%
Group C

Anonymous hackers collective members — yes

50%
49%
51%
47%
44%
54%
28%
53%
60%
56%

Anonymous hackers collective members — no

38%
36%
39%
36%
44%
39%
68%
33%
31%
22%

None of these

4%
6%
3%
9%
6%
0%
3%
11%
5%
0%

Don't care

6%
8%
3%
9%
6%
2%
3%
6%
5%
11%
Q3. In the EU (but not the US) there are regulations broadly known as "right to be forgotten" laws that allow individuals to have publicly available personal information removed from the internet. Proponents say people should not pay a life sentence for a misstep, while opponents say it's in the public interest to know all the facts about someone. Your view? (Please choose two, one from each of A and B)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Group A

Generally speaking, I'm for right to be forgotten laws

59%
65%
52%
56%
67%
57%
73%
67%
47%
56%

Generally speaking, I'm against right to be forgotten laws

31%
23%
38%
25%
22%
39%
18%
19%
45%
36%
Group B

Someone should have the right to remove a drunk driven conviction from the internet once they've paid their debt to society

60%
60%
60%
59%
67%
60%
70%
67%
52%
57%

Someone should not have the right to remove a drunk driven conviction from the internet once they've paid their debt to society

31%
28%
32%
27%
28%
36%
20%
25%
42%
31%

None of these

3%
3%
3%
4%
6%
2%
3%
6%
3%
3%

Don't care

4%
5%
3%
7%
6%
1%
3%
6%
6%
3%

Related Polls

Social Acceptance Feb 2022

59% want to ban anonymous social media accounts
32% do not

Anger Management Feb 2020

42% supported a ban in anonymous social media accounts
45% did not

Forget Me Not May 2014

60% supported "right to be forgotten" laws when they were first enacted in the EU
28% did not
 

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