​​FIRE Lawyer Reacts: Nikki Haley’s comments on anonymous speech

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Hey Nikki Haley: Hands off our anonymous online speech
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FIRE Lawyer Aaron Terr, Director of Public Advocacy reacts to recent comments by Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, about her recent comments about anonymous speech and algorithmic transparency on social media sites.

“Nikki Haley told Fox News that anonymous online speech is a “national security threat.” We must all be wary of compromising core freedoms by giving politicians a blank check to water them down any time they invoke “national security.” Anonymous speech — whether the Founders writing the Federalist Papers or any one of us writing under an anonymous Twitter account — is core protected expression. Democracy relies on free speech to function and the ability to speak anonymously gives all of us the breathing room to weigh in on sensitive topics. Prohibiting anonymous online speech poses a greater threat to participation in our democracy — and thus, national security — than Nikki Haley and other politicians who would join her call may realize.” - Aaron Terr