Friday, December 15, 2017
Anonymous Users
I understand how anonymity can be an amazing thing but I can't help and see the negatives of it. When anonymous users are online they tend to not take responsibility for what they are saying. This creates a lack of responsibility on the internet. When a person has no identity online they really have the freedom to say whatever they want. They have no personal identity so there are no consequences for them. When people don't take responsibility it creates a messy kind of environment. It creates an environment that I personally don't want to be apart of. Platforms where trolls harras freely is a look into the worst of our society. No one is acting civil. Users are just freely harassing people and saying hurtful things that would never be acceptable in a face to face conversation. There's something about the internet that seems to bring out the worst in people. I can never imagine saying the things that some trolls say to another person. That is why I think anonymity should be policed. Yes, it may be an important part of our democratic values but there needs to be some regulation. If an anonymous user is using anonymity to harm, their profile should be shut down immediately. There should be zero tolerance for trolling. Websites like twitter should take the initiative to fight against trolling in their sites. Also sites should offer protection and an outlet for the victim. Often times when someone is being harassed they are the ones who have to leave the site, and I think that is completely backwards.
-Emily Guidas
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There is honestly no civility on the internet and i do think its because people are behind a screen. They don't know the severity of their comments. I think that if people did, there would be less trolls and more civility.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Emily being online is a huge responsibility and not everyone should have access to it. Just because it's there doesn't mean everyone should be using it. A lot of people use the internet for bad and just talk trash all over the internet which is not how it should be done. After everything that's been happening I honestly feel as if the internet should just be gone so we won't have to worry about all of the horrible things that have been happening.
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