Imminent death of Usenet, film at 11

United States have banned writing annoying things on the Internet without disclosing one's identity.

In the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, no less. Section 113. You can ban almost anything as describing it as Violence Against Women. Good thing they did not ban it as a part of some Sexual Abuse Against Children act, because they they would have surely banned writing annoying things under one's own name, too. And owning the computer. And telling children about Usenet.

The section 113 amends 47 USC 223(a)(1)(c), and now the relevant text is "Whoever...utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet... without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person...who receives the communications...shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."