Anonymity is such a weird word to me, and the concept of anonymity is rather versatile. The reasons as to why most people are anonymous online, might give others a clear view why harassment and such things occur online. Even though most people don't know why or how it occurs, it still does. Anyone can be anonymous, by making a fake profile or even pretending to be someone they are not. People all over the world use the internet to troll others because they understand that its through a screen, and that most of the time you won't even know the other person. But I think to myself and ask why would you want to be cruel to others by shaming or harassing them? I personally don't understand, but I hope those who are cyber bullying others realize the harm that they may be bringing to others. I think online websites should intervene when cyber bullying is taking place, or else it will continue o be a problem. Which I understand might be hard to obtain all at once, but at least something something can be done to help control it.
I agree with you Tori that online websites and social media networks should intervene if they are notified about online harassment, but I also do not think that will solve online bullying as a whole. I say that because a person who is really persistant would just make another account and continue to harass thats person. I wish that there was more that could be done about online bullying, but it doesn't seem like theres a light at the end of the tunnel.
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