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I've taken to denoting digital people by writing "people" in quotes.
Digital people are fake people that real people create to interact with other "people" on the internet[1].
It's a persona that takes on characteristics the real person doesn't have. For example, the "person" might feel more strongly about certain sorts of issues, speak in a certain way, act in a certain way, take on a certain tone, and so on. They become a product of the digital community they're a part of, often sunk deep within some version of a clean culture[2].
Digital people are what emerge when:
1. Expression is limited by the digital medium.
2. Expression is limited by strong top-down regulation forcing conformation to platform social standards.
3. Expression is limited by strong bottom-up social pressures arising from the first two limitations.
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