Harassment And Hate Speech

Harassment and hate speech seems to be the primary reason given to reduce the protection of anonymous free speech, because the thinking behind this is if consequences could follow someone and what they say, that it would discourage people that would try to harass others. An argument for anonymity however is the principle that if one is speaking out against an idea or to express an opinion, they should not feel negative consequence to this, being things like social ostracizing. Both arguments hold weight but ultimately it becomes an issue that is usually resolved by external affairs, like local governments. In the United States anonymous free speech as a citizen in the real world is protected under the First Amendment. In the United States a