Here’s one newspaper’s attempt to stem the tide of “blatant disregard for guidelines” that accompanies anonymous comments: Starting tomorrow, the Sun Chronicle in Massachusetts will charge users’ credit cards 99 cents for the privilege of posting, and the name on the credit card will appear alongside the comment itself.
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