GOP candidate Nikki Haley calls for abolishing anonymity on social media

VERIFICATION IN THE NAME OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 

THAT’S WHAT NIKKI HALEY IS ADVOCATING FOR. 

THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TELLING VOTERS ON FOX NEWS- ONE OF HER FIRST ACTS IF ELECTED- WOULD BE TO DIRECT BOLD NEW POLICY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA…

Nikki Haley: “…every person on social media should be verified by their name. First of all its a national security threat, when you do that all of the sudden people have to stand by what they say.”

THOSE COMMENTS SET UP A WAVE OF REACTION – FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.

HER GOP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY OPPONENT RON DESANTIS CALLING HER PLAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR INCLUDED A NOD TO AMERICA’S FOUNDING FATHERS WHO 

USED A COLLECTIVE PSEUDONYM WHEN WRITING THE FEDERALIST PAPERS… 

ELON MUSK ALSO TOOK EXCEPTION TO HALEY’S REMARKS 

WRITING: “SUPER MESSED UP. SHE CAN STOP PRETENDING TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT NOW.”

HALEY IS MAKING THE CASE TO VOTERS THAT ABOLISHING ANONYMOUS SPEECH ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD BE A PRIORITY:

Haley: “It gets rid of the Russian bots, the Iranian bots, and the Chinese bots.. And then you are going to get some civility when people know their name is next to what they say, and they know their pastor, their family members are going to see it.. It is going to help our kids and its going to help our Country.”

A PEW RESEARCH REPORT ON PRIVACY AND SECURITY ONLINE FOUND 59-PERCENT OF INTERNET USERS BELIEVE ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE INTERNET COMPLETELY ANONYMOUSLY – 

AND 86-PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS ONLINE.

ONE MAIN REASON: TO AVOID BEING TRACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

HALEY’S COMMENTS COME THE SAME WEEK DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL ANNOUNCED NEW YORK’S SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS TO COMBAT A RISE IN ANTISEMITISM AND HATE SPEECH.

Hochul: “We’re very focused on the data we’re collecting from surveillance efforts what’s being said on on social media platforms and we have launched an effort to be able to counter some of the negativity and reach out to people when we see hate speech being spoken about on on online platforms.”

ON CNBC WEDNESDAY HALEY WALKED BACK HER STANCE ON ANONYMITY ONLINE SAYING PEOPLE SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO POST ANONYMOUSLY. 

SHE ADDED THAT SHE IS TRYING TO ADDRESS WHAT SHE CALLS WIDESPREAD INFORMATION-WARFARE FROM CHINA – IRAN – AND RUSSIA.