Friday, December 8, 2017
Under the Bridge
Trolls live under a bridge, where they can never be seen. Should they ever leave the gap in which they live, they'll be exposed to the others that live above. Online trolls are no different. They live under their bridge so they can hide whilst barraging mean insults and comments on others. Online anonymity is their impregnable shield. It allows them to avoid the humiliation that comes when they come in to contact with those that they attacked. It renders them nigh invulnerable on the webs of the internet. Removing it would create a bridge between the real world and the
internet; one that would have no arcs for trolls to hide underneath. However, it is that same anonymity that protects us, as regular users, from the dangers of the internet. It bars away the dangerous stalkers and predators from accessing our private information. It is a double-edged sword that both gives and removes danger from the internet. What do you, my peers, think? Should we simply remove Online Anonymity and force the trolls from under the bridge? Or are we fine with the status quo?
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Whatever people decide to do to reduce online harassment, they best not remove anonymity. It protects us from much more than it exposes us to. Are mean or uncivilized comments on a site worse than some of the invasions of privacy you mentioned? I'd assume not. While I admit that I can't find my own solution to the trolling problem, I feel that removing the shield of anonymity would expose us all to a much more serious threat.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very nice way to state how something can work for us and against us. Online anonymity is a must. Without that, we have no privacy and are prone to more and more harassment by those that don't care if we know who they are. Trolls are the con of entering the world of the Internet, but overall, the good outweighs the bad. KEEP EVERYTHING THE SAME.
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