“Trust nothing:” Russian social network allows users to become anonymous for a day

Russian social media network VKontake has possibly made the dreams of many users come true after it allowed them to remain “anonymous” for a day. The event was dedicated to mark Guy Fawkes Night.

“The rules are simple. Everyone can write an anonymous post which will appear on his [VKontakte] friends’ timeline. It would not be easy to track down the author – we hid not only his name and his profile picture, but also the names of those who liked the post,” VKontakte said in an official statement on Sunday.

November 5 was Bonfire Night, a commemoration of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Guy Fawkes, the infamous English Catholic behind it, was caught and tortured for planning to assassinate King James I.

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