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by paulryanrogers 1131 days ago
Business names and brands get resold. Trademarks expire. People learn. Life goes on.

Tech can provide a variety of measures like archiving the past lifetimes of a user name. Keeping old links to specific content alive whilst allowing reuse of the handle for someone else.

ICANN and platforms can moderate impersonation where it is malicious or causes genuine and widespread confusion.