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 Short answer: yes. 

A few accounts posted comments along the lines that women should post pseudonymously to avoid harassment. 

Advising people to use pseudonyms to maintain privacy on the internet only works if you manage to never let slip a personal detail. Every personal detail makes it easier to connect a nym to your real world identity. 

Facebook actually thought at one point requiring first and last names would help prevent harassment because the harasser couldn’t hide behind a fake identity. 

I think it’s a cultural problem without an easy solution. Online harassment is an issue for all. 
 One of the toughest things about raising a daughter was having to explain what some men are like...broke my heart to...there's a way it should be, and a way it is, unfortunately and it will remain the responsibility of dads to teach their daughters to protect themselves from degenerates, online and off 😔