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by raxxorraxor 1303 days ago
Anonymity has so many advantages that bot spam is a small problem in comparison.

Many government currently try to outlaw hate speech. This is technically bad and dangerous legislation that will hit innocent people, so not being identifiable is desirable.

Whistleblower get imprisoned even in countries that call themselves democracy.

Some annoying bots are the smaller problem by some extend. I get that public figures might want their identity verified. But that is an edge case.