How anonymous are you online? Examining online social behaviors from a cross-cultural perspective

Compliance or Obscurity? Online Anonymity as a Consequence of Fighting Unauthorised File‐sharing

“…While it is reasonable to speak of "levels" of anonymity, online reality has also been described in more mundane terms of being anonymous in and of itself (Morio and Buchholtz 2009). When speaking of anonymity in such a sense it is not related to the degree of traceability, but to the lack of aspects such as image, voice, and situation in the online milieu.…”

Are Virtual Classrooms Colorblind?

“…E-learners can construct a "technology identity" shaped by the individuals' beliefs about their ability to use technology, the essence of typical computer use in the context of opportunities, and the manner in which individuals accessorize themselves with the devices they use (Graham, 2008;Morio & Buchholz, 2009;Mesch, 2012). Individuals become Elearners through a socialization process whereby they learn the idiosyncrasies of technologically mediated instruction; adopt its customs, requirements, and rules; master the course content; and simultaneously monitor self-disclosure (Gallagher-Lepak, Reilly & Killion, 2009).…”

How self-disclosure in Twitter profiles relate to anonymity consciousness and usage objectives: a cross-cultural study

“…On Whisper, an anonymous social media, users were found to talk about meeting nearby people, confessing evil deeds, or sexual minority [26]. Morioand Buchholz [86] found that Japanese users were likely to prefer anonymous while participating Slashdot than U.S. users. Inspired by Chen et al [16] and Marx [81] suggested two types of anonymity, Network Technical Anonymity (attitudes of selfdisclosure of personal information in social media) and Network Perceived Anonymity (perceptions of openness of identity on social media), and showed that both had significant impacts on self-disclosure of Chinese users on Sina Weibo.…”

“…It derives from differences between individualism and collectivism culture. U.S. is well known as having individualism culture [43], where people prefer discriminating between the self and others in their communication and give weight to being unique from others [86]. As mentioned above, web pages or blogs are generally used as means for expressing one's idea or thoughts.…”