Usernames on a Finnish Online Marketplace for Illegal Drugs.
Usernames play a major role in online communication by providing a vital first impression and including clues about the identities and personal characteristics of users. Usernames are extremely important in the online trade of illegal drugs, which carries several risks and therefore requires a high...
| Publicado en: | Names: A Journal of Onomastics Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 3 - 16 |
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University of Pittsburgh
Summer2021
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