Banning anonymous social media accounts would only stifle free speech, democracy
Banning anonymous social media accounts and trying to strike down Section 230 are both obvious attempts at returning the power of disseminating information to the powerful.<p>Rush Limbaugh spent most of his adult life being a racist misogynist and getting paid handsomely for it. He found his niche and his audience.  Bob Limbaugh, just a dude at Acme, would find it hard to retain a job making similar statements, even if they were less incendiary. Yet Bob would almost certainly be silenced if his online presence were tied to his actual identity, out of fear for his livelihood. And because Bob doesn&#x27;t have a team of people to filter out confrontations, you&#x27;re more likely to get an honest debate on the merits of ideas from Bob than you would have ever gotten from Rush even if it won&#x27;t reach as many people.<p>Most people just want to live their lives, even if some of the things they believe are stupid or ridiculous.