[jikbd]

In some countries something like this has been mandatory for a long time.

In Germany and its lapdog Austria there’s the mandatory impressum: fully doxxed whether you want it or not.

In Spain if you handle a database with personal information (like a forum or a blog where people can leave their email addresses along with comments) you also have to put all your data somewhere in the page so people can contact you to have themselves removed.

But hey we have cookie banners at least!

[realityking]

> In Germany and its lapdog Austria there’s the mandatory impressum: fully doxxed whether you want it or not.

At least in Germany, that’s only for commercial sites. If you’re not monetizing your site in any way (ads count) you don’t need an imprint.

[ChuckNorris89]

>In Germany and its lapdog Austria there’s the mandatory impressum: fully doxxed whether you want it or not.

Yep, the big eye-opener for me was when that Austrian politician complained about being "harassed" by someone calling her a "corrupt traitor" on Facebook, so the Austrian authorities got involved and the person behind that account got doxxed and charged with libel. Unreal.

In Austria/Germany the freedom of speech is only free until it impacts the elite. Then you get the book thrown at you.

[the_mitsuhiko]

Austria has a public registry of addresses of all people living in the country.