I may be a little off topic, but I wanted to provide a special sample. In China, Weibo is fully real identity verified, but there is only more thorough manipulation of speech on there. Real people afraid to voice would make bots more effective, not less.
Ask HN: Why not we fight bots by verifying identity?
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Re: Ask HN: Why not we fight bots by verifying identity?
#12Anonymity has so many advantages that bot spam is a small problem in comparison.
Many government currently try to outlaw hate speech. This is technically bad and dangerous legislation that will hit innocent people, so not being identifiable is desirable.
Whistleblower get imprisoned even in countries that call themselves democracy.
Some annoying bots are the smaller problem by some extend. I get that public figures might want their identity verified. But that is an edge case.