When things are anonymous, there are fewer real-world consequences on the line, so bullying is less impactful. Malicious actors can threaten whatever they like,

When things are anonymous, there are fewer real-world consequences on the line, so bullying is less impactful. Malicious actors can threaten whatever they like, anonymous or no, but as soon as names are public we've seen that there's a much higher risk (even just perceiving it makes it so) that threats online can turn into threats in the real world.