New York looking to stop anonymous posting online

Nope.

Good Luck with that:
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yeah,be interesting to see how they go about this.

I don't see where this law prevents you from saying what you want. That being said First Amendment case law, as it pertains to the Internet, is severley lacking considering how long the web has been a major part of our lives. There is one case, McIntyre v. Ohio Election Commission, that protects anonymity in the distribution of pamphlets. Another case, American Library Association v. U.S. Department of Justice, grants speech on the Internet to the highest level of First Amendment protection.

The language of this law would have to be worded to pertain to currently banned forms of speech (violent, treasonous, etc.) in order for it to stand a court challenge.

N.Y. the NAZI state,upyoursNY,joeupyoursMF'S!

Originally posted by joeupyours:

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N.Y. the NAZI state,upyoursNY,joeupyoursMF'S!

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Originally posted by Azuran:

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I don't see where this law prevents you from saying what you want. That being said First Amendment case law, as it pertains to the Internet, is severley lacking considering how long the web has been a major part of our lives. There is one case, McIntyre v. Ohio Election Commission, that protects anonymity in the distribution of pamphlets. Another case, American Library Association v. U.S. Department of Justice, grants speech on the Internet to the highest level of First Amendment protection.

The language of this law would have to be worded to pertain to currently banned forms of speech (violent, treasonous, etc.) in order for it to stand a court challenge.

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ALL social media grabs the IP address of the post. If someone complains about an anonymous post. That site must remove the post unless the poster adds a name. The snap is how does the site know if the name is correct?

They wouldn't as you could use a legitimate address that's not yours and a fake name. With that said it would be very difficult to enforce such a law but you know NY they'll still do it and Charles Schumer will boast what a great bill it is.

Exactly!

What a load of shit. This country is fucked. Congress can't pass a bill to help lower unemployment or lower interest rates on student loans, but they have time to attack our freedom of speech and censor the internet every chance they get.

Notice it doesn't even say which lawmakers are in support of this bill. So are these "anonymous" lawmakers?

"Whatever you undertake, act in prudence, and consider the consequences." - anonymous

" If you enjoy the fruit, pluck not the flower" - anonymous