Legislation In New York To Ban Anonymous Speech Online 398
Fluffeh writes "Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte said, '[this] turns the spotlight on cyberbullies by forcing them to reveal their identity.' Republican Senator Thomas O'Mara added, '[this will] help lend some accountability to the Internet age.' The two are sponsoring a bill that would ban any New York-based websites from allowing comments (or well, anything) to be posted unless the person posting it attaches their name to it. But the bill also goes further, saying New York-based websites, such as blogs and newspapers, must 'remove any comments posted on his or her website by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post.'"
So maybe now... (Score:4, Funny)
you fuckers will start treating AC posts with some respect!
Re:Ridiculous, Impossible, Etc. (Score:4, Funny)
Having been to Albany to talk to state legislators a few times, they are mostly idiots. There's a few of them wouldn't even give us a meeting unless they knew we were bringing "a gift." That said, not all of them are idiots. I've gone to a baseball game or two with one of the reps from where I grew up... unfortunately, the smart ones usually stay away from technology issues simply because they know that they don't know enough to make any laws about it.
Also, I didn't know laws of nature needed to be written down to be in effect. If we burn every book mentioning gravity, maybe we can get flying cars fast!
Consider... (Score:3, Funny)
Listen, I'm not saying that anyone who posts anonymously is definitely racist, I'm just saying that we can't currently prove that they aren't.
- MickB1942.
My name is Jim Conte and I'm a clueless legislator (Score:4, Funny)
I'm Jim Conte, you're Jim Conte, we're all JC. If this bill passes, I propose that slashdot change "Anonymous Coward" to "Jim Conte" (Oh, I see, he just wants to go down in history with Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens, and Santorum)
Re:Hi, I'm Anonymous Coward... (Score:5, Funny)
Something tells me "Jim Conte" and "Thomas O'Mara" will be doing a lot of comment posting if this goes through...
Re:Ridiculous, Impossible, Etc. (Score:0, Funny)
They are technological illiterates like most legislators and belive that human laws work like laws of nature, if you write them down they'll start enforcing themself.
Did i mention they're also first rate morons?
No, they're Republicans in NY. That makes them SECOND-rate morons.
Democrats are the first-rate morons in NY.
Re:Ridiculous, Impossible, Etc. (Score:4, Funny)
The New York State Legislature has been a complete retard rodeo for as long as I've been paying attention to it.
I'm waiting for a flurry of posts all made by "Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte"
Re:Ridiculous, Impossible, Etc. (Score:1, Funny)
How easy is it to sell your house, find a new house, buy the new house, get a new job, and locate good schools for your children?
He didn't say it was "easy", you twat.
If you think that's easy, then it's just as easy to move to another country like Canada.
Are you a fucking idiot? Moving between states is E-A-S-I-E-R than moving between countries. It's easiER, E-R, you fucking retard. He never said it was "easy". Going from Georgia to Florida doesn't require a Florida passport and an entry visa from the state of Florida.
Moron.
Kill yourself.
Re:Ridiculous, Impossible, Etc. (Score:4, Funny)
/20, /21 - whatever it takes...