While it's true that the Internet is rife with anonymous users who troll comment sections and forums and who get off scot-free, getting rid of anonymous commenting to combat cyberbullying is like . After all, most anonymous commenters aren't causing others great mental or physical distress, just like most Internet users who want a faster connection aren't illegally downloading movies.

It's interesting that the Internet seems to make people forget how the real world works. , this bill will "help lend some accountability to the Internet age." But, of course, what Senator O'Mara is forgetting, is that people aren't all that accountable in the real world, either -- there are plenty of ways to be "anonymous" offline, for example, by lying.

But if this legislation passes, lying…will be against the law.

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