We Are At War For A Free And Open Internet
From the article:<p><pre><code>  The free and open internet as we know it is under attack. 
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Yes, not only from those agencies listed, but from Doxxers, Spammers, RevengePorners, and various other online trollers.<p>We will never have a &#x27;free and open internet&#x27; until humanity grows up and people like the above evolve into more socially-inclusive human beings.<p>Unfortunately, I can never see that happening. What will happen is the slow loss of anonymity across the internet, where all new signups require id verification or the use of a 3rd party &#x27;trusted&#x27; authentication provider.<p>On one hand, I think this may be a good thing - regardless of where you do it, you should be liable for any offensive behaviour you do that upsets other people. However on the other hand where do all the whistle blowers and free speech advocates go?  It&#x27;s a tricky balance, but one things for sure, anonymous online trolling is the reason why we can&#x27;t have nice [internet] things...