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> 15-20 years ago, we found that people that were aggressive online and harassing people often cleared their cookies too. This might very well be true for what
by eitland 7y ago
> 15-20 years ago, we found that people that were aggressive online and harassing people often cleared their cookies too.
This might very well be true for what I know, but the general idea that optional privacy leads to more hostile environments seems to have been conclusively destroyed by HN and certain other forums, especially when compared to Facebook.
- sroussey 7y agoWe had a million communities, and learned a lot about how people act and react. Trolls, spammers, and people with some severe mental problems. FB is interesting in that you would think that it would inhibit all bad behavior since you are using a real name. But really, people don’t care quite so much. Much improved though! Well, except for the bots, hacked accounts, and bad actors. From the standpoint of dealing with crap messages, there are no silver bullets. But there are tools. Not everyone knows how to snowshoe, so you can have a decent win with even simple blocks.