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Some online forums such as Slashdot do not allow such posts, requiring users to be registered either under their real name or utilizing a pseudonym.
There was also the introduction of anonymous remailers which were capable of stripping away the sender's address from mail packets before sending them to the receiver.
These "large-scale anonymous textboards" were inspired by the Usenet culture and were primarily focused on technology, unlike their descendants.
Such high traffic suggests a broad demand from Internet users for anonymous content sharing sites.
[8] Examples of such anonymizers include Tor and I2P, which employ techniques such as onion and garlic routing (respectively) to provide enhanced encryption to messages that travel through multiple proxy servers.
[11] Starting October 1, 2017, it will require Internet users to identify themselves with their real names to use comments sections on news and social media websites.
[17][18] On March 21, 2012, the New York State Senate introduced the bill numbered S.6779 (and A.8668) labeled as the "Internet Protection Act".
Wikipedia allows anonymous editing in most cases, but does not label users, instead identifying them by their IP addresses.
It may also result in greater disclosure among Internet users, allowing more emotional closeness and openness in a safe social context.
[27] With regard to a recent hostile subpoena in California, commentators have asked if there will be a "Layfield & Barrett effect" chilling job review posting free speech.
Glassdoor executives have stated that they will fight the subpoena as they have fought off other efforts to disclose anonymous identities in the recent past.
[30] Other litigants in California have won their right to anonymously post negative job reviews but the law remains hotly contested.
The effect of disinhibition has been seen to be beneficial in "advice and discussion threads by providing a cover for more intimate and open conversations".
[3] The "ephemerality", or short-lived nature, of posts that exist on some anonymous image boards such as 4chan create a fast-paced environment.
[34] The ability to post anonymously has also been linked to the proliferation of pornography in newsgroups and other online forums wherein users utilize sophisticated mechanisms such as mentioned in technology.
