At 03:17 PM 9/3/96 -0700, Jon Lebkowsky wrote:
Not necessarily. The character of the anonymous speech is decisive. If you use anonymity to cloak harassment, for instance, the anonymity (which removes accountability) is a problem. The accountability issue is real and should be addressed, not evaded.
At 07:44 AM 9/3/96 -0700, James A. Donald wrote:
No: The harassment is the problem, not the anonymity that makes it possible.
At 06:52 AM 9/4/96 -0500, Jon Lebkowsky wrote:
The harassment is one problem, the lack of accountability another.
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