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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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