Texas Supreme Court Subtly Provides Stronger Protections for Anonymous Speakers The Texas Supreme Court upheld protections for anonymous online speakers in a January ruling , albeit in a way that sidestepped thorny legal questions but will likely have the effect of vindicating First Amendment rights going forward. The case, Glassdoor, Inc. v. Andra Group , concerned an effort by clothing company Andra to unmask anonymous speakers who posted on the employee review website Glassdoor. Andra believed that some of its current or former employees posted content on Glassdoor that was defamatory and damaged its business. Rather than file a lawsuit against the anonymous speakers and then seek to unmask them, Andra sought to use a Texas court rule (Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 202) against Glassdoor to engage in pre-litigation discovery without filing an actual legal case. The rule allows parties, without filing an underlying civil complaint, to collect evidence that would support claims...