An anonymous blogger’s online identity can be tracked through several channels:

First, a user’s cookies provide relevant information. Cookies are small pieces of data sent from a website that then are stored on an individual’s computer after the individual visits the website. Unfortunately for most victims, a person is not able to access an anonymous poster’s cookies on their own.  In order to obtain the cookies, a victim must first have access to the anonymous poster’s computer.  This usually happens during the discovery stage of a lawsuit, when you already know who the anonymous poster is.

Second, an IP address, or internet protocol address, is the easiest and most common way to track an anonymous poster.  An IP address is a numerical label assigned to each device that is connected to the internet.  IP addresses are generally assigned by one’s internet service provider and are tracked by review sites, blog sites like blogger.com, and other websites.  However, these companies are not willing to voluntarily turn over the information necessary for you to identify the culprits.  As a result, you need an experienced New York internet defamation lawyer to help you pursue a judgment requiring the IP address be disclosed.