“Demasking” Powers Aim To Put Anonymous Trolls On Notice

“Demasking” Powers Aim To Put Anonymous Trolls On Notice

[Image: Rawpixel] Australia is trying to drag social media abuse out from behind anonymous usernames. For South Africans, and our poor content admins, who regularly watch comment sections turn from polite disagreement into drive-by hate speech, the Australian state of Victoria’s plan is not some distant culture war. It is a preview of the fight every messy democracy seems to be having. But the real question is how much anonymity should a platfor…