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Anonymous speech is important for anti-corruption. The Washington Post's Watergate investigation would not have taken place without the anonymous sourcing by "D
by insightcheck 4y ago
Anonymous speech is important for anti-corruption. The Washington Post's Watergate investigation would not have taken place without the anonymous sourcing by "Deep Throat."
- moviewatcher333 4y agoOpponents of anonymous speech are aware of this. That’s why they’re opposed to it.
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- jay_kyburz 4y agoI'm not an expert on the matter, its a little before my time, but I think a journalist went on the record and reported than an anonymous source told him of X, Y, and Z. I don't know about the US, but I believe in some jurisdictions the newspaper and the journalist risk lawsuits if the information they report is a lie.