> ...you should be forced to identify yourself for posting...

The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the right to anonymous speech is inherent in the first amendment [1] [2]. See also The Federalist Papers or Common Sense, without which the US might not exist at all.

[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/362/60

[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/93-986.ZO.html

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lovich 2 hours ago | parent [-]

That’s pre the ability for foreign actors to engage in our public square en masse. I think technology has changed the situation.

Free speech absolutism that ends up in creating an environment where real speech is drowned out by lies is not valuable to me. It’s like the paradox of tolerance.

	▲	rockskon 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The first amendment doesn't have a clause that exempts Americans from anonymous speech if it's possible a foreigner could inadvertently take advantage of the freedom too. You may as well advocate for no one to be allowed to drive cars because of the possibility of someone getting into a car accident. Or (in case you're a fan of the second amendment) - advocate for guns not being allowed to be sold to law-abiding citizens because of the possibility of the gun later working its way into the hands of someone who would use it for a mass shooting. Freedoms exist with the understanding that both positive and negative consequences can result from them. The argument is that the good vastly out-weighs the bad and are worth preserving.
	▲	verdverm 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		we can design better online spaces, the incentives are not currently aligned