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Leaving a Comment? That'll Be 99 Cents, and Your Name
netbuzz writes "Anxious to lift a ban on comments brought about by incessant trolling and anonymous slander, a Massachusetts newspaper has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: a one-time fee of 99 cents and a willingness to use their real names. Says the publisher: 'This is a necessary step, in my opinion, if The Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle is going to continue to provide a forum for comments on our websites.'"
Your free speech doesn't count on private property. Remember people also have the right not to hear people sprew crap so you can't jsut go into someone's house and tell them they're going to be raped by a pack of niggers and then claim to burn down their house after they blow you.
Unless of course you were the star of the awesome Mad Max movies.