Useless. Unless they plan to monitor Discord servers, fediverse, Telegram, Signal, etc., and have a the necessary technology to actively tie the anonymous accounts to the user in real-time, this will accomplish nothing but violate the privacy of those not involved in any possible violence.
Maybe address the demands being made instead? Just a thought.
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UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/oct/08/uk-universities-offered-to-monitor-student-social-media-for-arms-firms-emails-showUseless. Unless they plan to monitor Discord servers, fediverse, Telegram, Signal, etc., and have a the necessary technology to actively tie the anonymous accounts to the user in real-time, this will accomplish nothing but violate the privacy of those not involved in any possible violence.
Maybe address the demands being made instead? Just a thought.