AA Anonymity
Personal privacy, public anonymity, digital communication, and anonymity as a spiritual principle.
These pages separate public-level anonymity from privacy and conduct within A.A. groups.
What Anonymity Means
Anonymity protects members at the public level and serves as a spiritual principle placing principles before personalities.
2Personal Anonymity
Individuals decide how to discuss their own A.A. membership privately while respecting public-level Tradition guidance.
3Anonymity at the Public Level
Tradition Eleven addresses personal anonymity in press, radio, films, and contemporary public media.
4Anonymity and the Press
A guide to applying public-level anonymity when journalists or public communications identify A.A. members.
5Anonymity and Social Media
Public posts, profiles, photos, recordings, and tagging create anonymity questions that require deliberate care.
6Anonymity Within AA
Anonymity is not secrecy inside meetings; members often know one another while respecting privacy and confidence.
7Breaking Your Own Anonymity
Members can disclose their own membership privately, but public identification raises Tradition Eleven considerations.
8Breaking Someone Else's Anonymity
Identifying another person as an A.A. member without permission can violate privacy and damage trust.
9Tradition Eleven
Tradition Eleven connects attraction rather than promotion with personal anonymity at the public-media level.
10Tradition Twelve
Tradition Twelve describes anonymity as the spiritual foundation of the Traditions and places principles before personalities.
11Anonymity as a Spiritual Principle
Beyond privacy, anonymity supports humility, equality, and focus on principles instead of status or personality.
