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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds and Kelly Rissman

Nikki Haley partially backtracks on push to verify social media users

Fox News via X

Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley has partially backtracked on her pledge to force social media users to publicly show their real names if she is elected following outrage from her GOP competitors.

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, the former South Carolina governor claimed that online anonymity is a "national security threat" and that her policy would "get rid of" foreign bot armies.

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