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I came to the comments to express the same sentiment, expecting to be an unpopular opinion. Pleasantly surprised to find your comment at the top.

Hosts should make sure they know who is posting content on their platforms, so that in the event they are sued, they can countersue the creator of the content.

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The important part is that there is a difference between

content for money

and

content not for money

The first should make the hoster liable, they have a contract involving money. The second should not automatically make the host liable.

So anonymity should be impossible?

Anonymity should not be possible if you pay/receive money for it. Anonymity should be possible if it doesn't involve money / contracts with money. See my sibling post on my view.