Sockpuppetry

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Sockpuppetry is when a user uses multiple accounts for abusive purposes, mainly to evade a block or a ban. A person who makes sockpuppets is sometimes called a "sockmaster".

Legitimate uses for alternate accounts

Bots
Humor accounts
Privacy
Doppelganger
Test accounts

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