Anonymity Isn't The Problem

As I've come to read about these blog posts and read more articles, it seems that being anonymous is not the main problem about cyber harassment. Of course, it still hurts to receive such harsh statements from someone you don't know or who won't reveal their name. Even with their name on their profile, a troll can still make their opinion heard and receive no consequences. It takes more than the simple revelation of a person's name to make the Internet safer from these trolls. Another part of the anonymity thing is having a person's credentials be a part of their profile and the requirements to post a comment. As someone who is fairly familiar with the way things are online, a lot of trolls tend to be smart people. You could easily fake these credentials and get through that system and continue to get away with things. What it comes down to is not people being anonymous, it's about people choosing to do these things. It's their choice to do these hurtful things to others, so there's no real way to prevent these from still happening.