Internet trolls, anonymity and The First Amendment | Washington Times Communities � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL)

Internet trolls, anonymity and The First Amendment | Washington Times Communities � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL):

The Internet has matured. Anonymity has become counterproductive and even damaging. If you’re willing to stand up and render a public opinion, you should reveal your identity. The time has come to limit the ability of people to remain anonymous.

In the early days of the experiment called America, the right to send in an anonymous letter to the editor was considered a hallmark of the constitutional right to free speech. Opinions under pseudonyms were common.

Beginning in the Cold War era, newspaper editors developed a dislike for them because individuals could spew any sort of unfounded opinion without consequences and without backing an opinion up with any hard facts.

By the 1970s..................

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