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Comment on UK parliament to debate requiring verified ID to open a social media account

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This is one of the worst ideas I’ve ever seen.

To make the law work needs the removal of anonymity to ensure that users cannot cause harm by using online platforms to abuse others. Where an offence has taken place they ought to be easily identified and reported to the police and punished.

Being mean isn’t a crime and it doesn’t stop just because a person is identifiable. Have you ever seen a Facebook comment section?

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