





4chan founder Christopher Poole (aka "moot") says that Google and Facebook "do identity wrong," and that people should not be tied to just one identity on the web.

In a passionate speech at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Poole claimed that Internet users should have a choice as to whether they want to stay anonymous on the web or use their real identities. The argument comes as Facebook and Google push to remove anonymity from the web.

“Google and Facebook would have you believe that you’re a mirror, but we’re actually more like diamonds," Poole told the audience. "Look from a different angle, and you see something completely different… Facebook is consolidating identity by making us more simple than we truly are."

Poole continued, explaining that to some people, he's a son, and to others he's a hacker or a friend. Identity is more complex than the world's largest social networks would like you to believe. “We all have multiple identities," he declared. "It’s part of being human. We’re all multi-faceted people.”

Poole concluded with his thoughts on how the world's largest social networks are handling identity. “Facebook and Google do identity wrong, Twitter does it better, and I want to think about what the world would be if we did it right," he said.

You can check out Poole's full speech in the YouTube video we've embedded above.