Besides, Elson said, it becomes messy and costly for companies to extricate themselves after taking a political stand.

The majority of their income is spent on housing costs, which have grown in part because of costly building regulations.

But it is not just Christmas presents and gifts that are costly.

In an attempt to assert he was Satoshi, he launched costly legal cases against people and companies that challenged him.

Currently, 34 states and the District of Columbia have a variety of anti-SLAPP laws to prevent these costly and time-consuming lawsuits that can intimidate and silence critics.