alt Hacker NewsAnonymity lets people speak with impunity, which is precisely what allows them to say true things they would otherwise be deterred from saying.
They could also say false things, but unverifiable claims from an anonymous source have no credibility.
Anonymity lets people speak with impunity, which is precisely what allows them to say true things they would otherwise be deterred from saying.
They could also say false things, but unverifiable claims from an anonymous source have no credibility.
Obviously, the impunity also allows them to say false things they would otherwise be deterred from saying. Why would you assume the impunity leads to more truth and not more lies?