New York looks to make Internet trolling illegal ?

i like the idea if u dont have anything nice to say y say anything at all

welcome to the "free country" ;)

I wonder how they will enforce this, maybe by making your IP address and other information more readily available, maybe so when you sign up for a new site they include that in the terms and rights that you need to click agree to that no one reads anyways.

"The legislation will [also] help cut down on the types of mean-spirited and baseless political attacks that add nothing to the real debate and merely seek to falsely tarnish the opponent's reputation by using the anonymity of the Web."
Fox news doesn't want you infringing upon its fear-mongering and slandering.

Oh joy...of course where I live :-/.

This is not good.

Meh i don't care, maybe know all the little 14 teen year olds will stop hiding behind their monitors and keyboards and grow some balls. Sometimes you need to be accountable for what you say.

Troll lol lol lol :P kidding

Nice freedom you have there, americans.
Also seeing how "trolling" lost its meaning over last lets say 5 years, its going to be fun. Right now if you disagree with someone OR tell a joke OR just don't act the way someone likes, you are a "troll".

DAMNIT GOVERNMENT!!! Why is the government trying to control everything on the internet lately it's starting to seriously piss me off.

Err "Just the state of New York," didn't Arizona already beat them to the punch?

lol good luck New York! :P

uh... that's sucks... is really easy to forbid something instead of talk about it, is'n it?

well, enjoy your happy zombie internet!

"Too often, rival businesses will post negative and false posts to hurt their competition," he said. "With more and more people turning to online reviews, it is important to ensure that the posted information, good or bad, is from actual customers and not rival competitors. … The legislation will [also] help cut down on the types of mean-spirited and baseless political attacks that add nothing to the real debate and merely seek to falsely tarnish the opponent's reputation by using the anonymity of the Web."

I'm Dutch. WhatyagonnadonowNewYork?
Did they consider people lying about their identity? XD

NY nd Arizona always have to be special, trying to control everything nd everyone

comment censored by officials in New York

One does not simply censor the internet.

Also, I thought the BBB was a pretty reliable source when it comes to business reviews over the net? I can't say for sure.

No authority shalt stop I from trolling

For Political and Review sites... YES!.. For normal forums and other sites...NO

America.... f*ck YEAH!