First, they made anonymous blog commenting and web posting illegal (along with sending annoying email). Now some legislators want to make anonymous posting on forums illegal!
A New Jersey legislature bill stipulates:
This bill would require an operator of any interactive computer service or an Internet service provider to establish, maintain and enforce a policy requiring an information content provider who posts messages on a public forum website either to be identified by legal name and address or to register a legal name and address with the operator or provider prior to posting messages on a public forum website.
Pretty soon, 99% of the world’s Web content would be illegal, the way we’re going. Governments will soon start jailing bloggers, comment-authors and forum-posters. Wait, isn’t China already doing that?
[via DIGG]