Gavin Orland » Why do people blog anonymously?

Why do people blog anonymously?

Saturday 31st March 2007 09:53 in Misc | 39 views logged | No comments

People blog anonymously either because they are ashamed of what they say, or because but they are in a climate where they would be persucuted for saying it if they were identified. Although what they say might be true, they might lose their job, their freedom or even their life, if they were identified as saying it. They cannot speak freely even (sometimes especially) if they speak the truth.

I’m not ashamed of what I say and, since my job depends mainly on technical skill, I’m not concerned about that being affected by my right to free speech either.

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