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Anonymity Could be the Key to Fixing Social Media, says Richard Zhang. Traditional social media platforms make for excellent breeding grounds for echo chambers because people are pressured to align their thoughts with those in their networks. Removing direct ties between individual identities and content breaks down echo chambers by allowing people to post their honest opinions and critiques without needing to create an image of alignment with the rest of their network. Anonymous social can be effective in helping us understand public sentiment on a number of different issues and allow anyone to safely stand up for something.