I remember YouTube tried this and failed due to pushback.
What's the driver of this clickbait/instant gratification/hot take culture that's developing? Is it just ads?
The Boris Johnson fiasco has got journalists openly saying "who are the people who called the police when they heard shouting and screaming next door? We need to find and expose them".
Requiring ID means the culture war side with the best harassment capability can take over the space and decide who becomes the story and who gets made unsafe.
Could you provide some context?
> who are the people who called the police when they heard shouting and screaming next door? We need to find and expose them".
Could you provide some links?
(sorry, not doubt, truly uninformed)
If you don't recall, Facebook also requires "Real Names" and we saw how much that helps.
The driver is human nature. The internet didn't invent the conspiracy theory, or the clickbait news article. That stuff existed almost since the first newspaper. False accusation is specifically called out in the 10 commandments. Lying and cheating is human nature and likely requires some checks in place when it gets to the point of harming others for your own profit.
It's essentially a race-to-the-bottom situation. Media that don't employ clickbait will lose out to others that are making tons of money catering to instant gratification.