You see it on news sites: open anonymous comments and a story turns into threats and slurs within hours. That seems like more harm than good to me. Maybe my opponent has a fair point about privacy, but I just cannot get past that.

Isn't it telling that anonymous spaces so often turn ugly fast? My opponent makes a fair point about protecting kids, and honestly I am not sure how to argue with that. I still just feel anonymity gives troublemakers an easy place to hide.

Maybe the question is what kind of spaces we want online, and anonymous ones seem to invite bad behavior. My opponent has a fair point about parents, and I am not sure how to answer that. I still feel hiding behind no name makes harm too easy.