As we learn more about trolls the ways they behave online thanks to the anonymity that many sites allow, people become desperate to stop these attacks. One of the solutions that is so often spoken about is simply getting rid of anonymity all together. However, this really wouldn’t be ideal for two main reasons. One being that there will be trolls trying to harass people regardless of their online identity because they’re simply apathetic about what people may think of them. (Or at least pretend to be.) The second reason is that anonymity is in fact a very large benefit to online communities when you disregard the trolls. Anonymity lets anybody speak their mind about important or informative topics that they feel people should be aware of without having to deal with any possible backlash from people who may disagree or may just feel like “trolling” the person. Not completely at least, considering the fact that trolls won’t be able to continue harassment directly to the person and follow them with is it if they’re anonymous. It’s ironic that the thing that’s causing most of the problem is benefiting the people that are trying to avoid the problem.
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