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SileAnimus t1_j11gkf6 wrote

Reply to comment by DaveDurant in Dunce by CloroxWipes1

It's not anonymous. They know who you are since most people don't mask their online presence. They just aren't going to go out of their way to talk to you if they don't have to.

Edit: If you think I'm wrong then anonymously submit random made up bullshit about serious crimes multiple times. If it's anonymous then nothing will happen, if it's not, then you'll get a knock at your door. There's no such thing as anonymity when you're on any government site unless you go out of your way to mask your digital signature.

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DaveDurant t1_j11h9u9 wrote

You're saying they will not respect peoples wishes to remain anonymous?

Got a source for that?

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SileAnimus t1_j11jgmz wrote

"Reporting anonymously" is not the same as "The FBI doesn't know who you are when reporting". If reporting to the FBI was anonymous, they would have no way to counteract spamming or flooding of their system. When you report anonymously, all you're telling them is "please don't contact me about this".

I don't know how to provide a source for something as basic as this. That's like asking to provide a source that air is air.

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