07-06-2017, 09:49 PM
I'll just leave this here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntyre_v._Ohio_Elections_Commission
In striking down the law, the court considered some important reasons to allow anonymous speech that weighed in their decision.
Enhance authority - "Anonymity thereby provides a way for a writer who may be personally unpopular to ensure that readers will not prejudge her message simply because they do not like its proponent."[6]
Encourage open discourse - "The interest in having anonymous works enter the marketplace of ideas unquestionably outweighs any public interest in requiring disclosure as a condition of entry."[7]
Safety from retaliation - "The decision in favor of anonymity may be motivated by fear of economic or official retaliation, by concern about social ostracism, or merely by a desire to preserve as much of one's privacy as possible."[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntyre_v._Ohio_Elections_Commission
In striking down the law, the court considered some important reasons to allow anonymous speech that weighed in their decision.
Enhance authority - "Anonymity thereby provides a way for a writer who may be personally unpopular to ensure that readers will not prejudge her message simply because they do not like its proponent."[6]
Encourage open discourse - "The interest in having anonymous works enter the marketplace of ideas unquestionably outweighs any public interest in requiring disclosure as a condition of entry."[7]
Safety from retaliation - "The decision in favor of anonymity may be motivated by fear of economic or official retaliation, by concern about social ostracism, or merely by a desire to preserve as much of one's privacy as possible."[8]
