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Re:The Australian federal government is planning to de-anony... by mrkstu on Thursday September 02, 2021 @10:59AM (#28392893)
But you then ignore the problems created by stripping the anonymity away, especially in the political sphere. Just like multitudes of writers/actors/directors had to either hide their political beliefs or just not get hired due to their political beliefs in Hollywood (though, ironically, that is happening now, along different axes.)
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Re:The Australian federal government is planning to de-anony... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:04AM (#28392946)
I'm not suggesting stripping anonymity or free speech, I'm just pointing out the problem with anonymity online.
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Re:The Australian federal government is planning to de-anony... by throwdecro on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:18PM (#28393936)
The problems you've described are very minor relative to how much more difficult dissent and whistle-blowing become if your statements can be connected to your true identity basically everywhere.

"Better Amazon reviews" and "fewer Reddit shills" aren't worth much.

> I'm not suggesting stripping anonymity or free speech, I'm just pointing out the problem with anonymity online.

In the context of an article about removing anonymity, I don't think it's possible to set "removing anonymity" aside.

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