Germany's Merz wants to end online anonymity: A rant
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed forcing people to post online using their real names. I can see what he’s trying to achieve but it won’t work, and it will just open Germans up to a new level of danger – especially as the far right comes closer to taking power.
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REFERENCE:
DPA on Merz’s Wednesday speech https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/germanys-merz-calls-real-names-211340863.html